60 FOOD FOR PLANTS 



Pounds per Acre of Protein and Ash (Minerals) and 

 Lime Removed by Crop. 



TABLE NO. Ill 



Plot Nos. Protein 



1. Nitrate of Soda and Acid 



Phosphate 506.9 lbs. 



2. Nitrate alone 499.7 lbs. 



3. Acid Phosphate alone 465.5 lbs. 



4. Check — nothing 462.9 lbs. 



1919. 



Crop — Maize Ensilage. 



Variety — Golden Nugget. 



Location — Chenango County, New York, 



Soil — Clay loam. 



Cultivations — Three. 



Climate — Temperate; 1,000 feet above sea. 



Weather — Cloudy; wet. 



Amount of Fertilizer per Plot — 20, 40 and 80 lbs. 



Method of Cultivation — Horse cultivator and by hand 



hoeing. 

 Date of Application of Fertilizer — June 5, 1919, for plots 



1, 2, 3 and 4; and June 5 and 24 for plots 5 and 6, when 



corn was 9 inches high. 

 Date of Harvesting — September 15, 1919. 

 Size of Plot — 1/10 acre, plots 1, 2, 3 and 4; 1/20 acre, plots 



5 and 6. 

 Rate of Application per Acre — 200 lbs., 400 lbs. and 600 lbs. 

 Fertilizers Used — Nitrate of Soda and Acid Phosphate. 

 Cost of Fertilizer per Acre — $26.40. 

 Method of Applying — Broadcast, cultivated in immediately. 



