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HATCH EXPERIMENT STATION. 



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Clover. — Yield per Aerc (Pounch) — Concluded. 



The influence of the dift'erent })()tash salts is somewhat 

 more clearly brought out by the table below, Avhich gives the 

 average results for each of the potash salts employed : — 



The average 3'ield on the plot receiving no potash is much 

 lower than on the other })lots, in spite of the fact that weeds 

 hel[)ed to a considerable extent to make up the deficiency in 

 clover and timothy. The kainite gives the highest total 

 yield of hay. This was doubtless in part due to the fact 

 that the large mixture of timothy enabled the crop to stand 

 up better during the heavy rains of the month of June than 



