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fected the keeping quality in any way whatever. There seemed 

 to be somewhat less loss, as a rule, among the berries from the 

 plots treated with phosphate (alone or in combination) than 

 among those from the plots on either side of those so treated. 

 The results in this connection, however, were not very positive. 



Table XI. 



Plot. 



Fertilizer 

 used. 



Quantity of 



Fruit 



obtained 



Size 

 of Berries; 



Average 



Number in f 



Samples. 



1, 

 2, 

 3, 

 4, 

 6, 

 6, 

 7, 

 8, 

 9, 

 10, 

 11. 

 12, 

 13, 

 14. 

 15, 

 16, 

 17. 

 18, 

 19, 

 20, 

 21. 

 22, 

 23, 



N 

 P 

 K 



NP 

 NK 

 PK 



NPK 

 NPKL 

 NPKcI 



Ni 1/2 PK 

 No PK 

 NKPi 1/, 



NKPs 



NPKi 1/2 



NPK 2 



314 



2 



1^ 



m 



3Ji 

 2H 



2)3 



i 



2H 



6K 

 5M 

 SVa 



4 



4H 

 3 



3>^ 

 2 



109 

 108 

 105H 

 112 

 I05-3i 

 108H 

 102 

 106'^ 

 110 

 104 

 105 J 2 

 99 



108>^ 

 105 

 1023^ 

 103M 

 106.^ 

 102 

 1063^ 

 103H 

 105K 

 106 

 106 



Plots 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 22 and 23 are all untreated check 

 plots. The meanings of the fertilizer symbols used are as 

 follows : — 



N means 100 pounds nitrate of soda per acre. 

 P means 400 pounds acid phosphate per acre. 

 K means 200 pounds high-grade sulfate of potash per acre. 



