11104.] 



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TIk' tact tliat tlic ditrercnces above noted were repeated 

 with little variation in each of the series of i)lots leaves no 

 room to doubt the highly unfavorable influence on the devel- 

 opment of the clover of the kainite and the muriate, and the 

 modei-ately unfavorable eftect of the low-gi-ade sulfate. 



The field was cut twice, the hay carefully cured, to a con- 

 siderable extent in cocks, and without much loss of leaf or 

 head. The table shows the rates of yield per acre for both 

 tirst and second cut, as well as the total for each })lot : — 



