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Annlyslif of imiir'uhuil . ///-.< ofStoiir/l AYm/w/i corn grown at Orange, Conn., 1906. 



MAINE. 



At t ho Maine station one-half acre of Crosby corn was planted on 

 .">. I'.MHi, ;,n.| (.nvfully cultivated throughout the season. The 

 >il was a strong day loam which had been used in 1904 for cabbage 

 and corn, and in 1905 for a variety test of peas. In the fall of 1905 a 

 heavy application of stable manure was made, and at the time of 

 planting about 400 pounds of a high-grade complete commercial 

 fertili/er \\ as n-ed. The characteristics of the 1906 season at the 

 Maine station are shown by the following data: 



Meteorological data for Orono, Me., 1906. 



