THE RESULTS FROM THESE EXPERIMENTAL PLOTS 

 WILL SHOW: 



Plot No. i. What the land will produce without any 

 fertilizer. 



Plot No. 2. The effect of Potash and Phosphoric Acid. 



Plot No. 3, The effect of Potash and Nitrogen. 



Plot No. 4, The effect of Phosphoric Acid and Nitrogen. 



Plot No. 5. The effect of a "complete fertilizer," that 

 is, one containing potash, phosphoric acid and nitrogen. 



Plot No. 6. The effect of lime in connection with a 

 "complete fertilizer." 



Plot No. 7. Shows what the soil will produce without 

 any fertilizer ; it is also a check on Plot No. i, and will 

 indicate if the land is uniform in composition. 



It will be noticed, that one plot in each series received 

 an application of lime. This will point out if the soil 

 needs liming. Some soils, through the decay of vegetable 

 matter in them, or other causes, have become acid or 

 "sour," and are unsuited for the growth of many crops, 

 unless lime is added. In cases where land is known to be 

 sour and notoriously deficient in lime, it is best to modify 

 the above described plan by applying lime to all of the 

 plots with the exception of plot No. 6, which is to be left 

 unlimed for comparison. Lime corrects the acid condition 

 of the sour soils. The best manner of applying the lime 

 would be to slack it first and then broadcast during fall or 

 winter, or at any rate, early in the spring, so as to allow 

 plenty of time for the material to leach well into the soil. 



