

market that the average wholesale price was 25 cents per 

 dozen ; per acre, $43 1 .00. From this we must deduct 

 320.00 for Nitrate and the expense of applying same, 

 leaving net I41 i.oo. On the non-Nitrated plot only about 4 

 per cent of the plants headed, and these reached the market 

 three weeks late. The financial statement shows 48 dozen 

 heads at 10 cents, or a net return per acre of $4.80. That 

 is, without the Nitrate dressing, the crop was a failure. 



Onions. 



The soil was in bad condition, and was liberally limed. 

 Seeding was completed xlpril 15th, and the plants were 

 rapidly breaking ground by the 28th. The tract was 

 divided into three plots; plot i received 675 pounds of 

 Nitrate of Soda in six applications at intervals of a week or 

 10 days; plot 2, 375 pounds in four applications, plot 3 

 was not treated with Nitrate. The Nitrated plots seemed 

 least affected by the exceptionally dry weather, but the crop 

 on all the plots was no doubt reduced by the unfavorable 

 conditions. The following table gives the results by plots, 

 computed to an acre basis : 



Nitrate, 675 lbs. Nitrate, 375 lbs. No Nitrate. 



Total yield 756 bu. 482 bu. 127 bu. 



Per cent scullions 1.5 1-7 ^9-° 



Average price per bushel .... 75 cts. 65 cts. 35 cts. 



Total receipts $567-00 $313-3° $44-5° 



Fertilizer cost 20. 17 9-3° 



Total net receipts 546.83 304-°° 44-5° 



The results show very clearly that but for the Nitrate 

 applications, the crop must have been a failure in every 



respect. 



ONIONS (Main Crop.) 



Food for 

 Plants 



67 



675 lbs. of Nitrate of Soda to the acre, 

 in 6 applications. 



375 lbs. of Nitrate of Soda 

 to the acre, in 4 appli- 

 cations. 



No Nitrate. 



