In 1 901 the yields ot truit computed to a full stand, in 

 tons per acre, were as follows : 



Plot. 

 21 



I 



5 



16 



17 



22 



Nitrate. 

 O lbs. 

 63 " 

 250 " 



375 " 

 125 " 



Acid Phosphate. 

 O lbs. 

 400 " 

 400 •• 

 400 " 



400 

 23 Green manure 400 



< < 

 << 



Muriate Potash. 



O lbs. 



100 " 



100 ** 



100 " 



200 *' 



200 " 



Yield. 

 2.01 tons. 

 1.28 

 4.56 " 

 6.67 ' 



4-54 ' 

 3-17 ' 



Gain. 



2.55 tons. 

 4.66 " 



2-53 " 

 1. 16 " 



Food for 

 Plants 



in 



The results on plot i 5 are obviously low from acciden- 

 tal causes. The average vields for 1900 and 1901, in the 

 increased crop over the unfertilized soil, stated in percen- 

 tages, is as follows: 



Plot 16, with 250 pounds of Nitrate of Soda per acre, gain lOJ per cent. 



Plot 17, with 375 pounds of Nitrate of Soda per acre, gain ig8 per cent. 



Plot 22, with 125 pounds of Nitrate of Soda per acre, gain 126 per cent. 



Plot 23, with green manuring substituted for Nitrate, gain Jio per cent. 



(Plot 7.) Sweet Potatoes. No fertilizer, c 



