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results when fed to lambs. The cost of the sheep and 

 food at market rates, including a liberal valuation of 

 the manure, about equalled the selling price of the 

 lambs. It is probable that, figured at present prices, 

 the returns would be more favourable. At that time, 

 however, there did not seem to be any direct profit in 

 growing yearling lambs. The only advantage seemed 

 to be the selling of roughage at market rates and the 

 securing of a valuable manure for crop production. 

 The data secured by Goessmann were interesting and 

 valuable. 



VTI. Fodder corn raised upon worn-out meadow lands 

 partly fertilized with one or two special articles of plant- 

 food and partly without the use of any manurial matter 

 (1883-1888). 



The object of this experiment was to ascertain if 

 land that had been for a long time cropped with grass 

 and corn the usual method of rotation practised by 

 many farmers at the time was suffering from general 

 or special exhaustion. The one and one-tenth acres 

 used for this purpose were divided into one-tenth acre 

 plats and known as Field A. During 1883 and 1884 the 

 land was planted with corn without the application of 

 any form of plant-food, and showed unmistakably pro- 

 nounced evidence of general or special exhaustion. 

 Beginning in 1885, different single articles of plant- 

 food were applied nitrate of soda, ammonium sul- 

 phate, dried blood, dissolved boneblack, muriate of 

 potash, and sulphate of potash-magnesia. There were 

 three nothing plats and one fallow plat. At the close 



