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MAINE STATE COLLEGE 



TABLE VI. 



EXPERIMENT WITH POTATOES. 



Set. 



Manure per box. 



No. of 

 box. 



Tubers. 



I F.. 



Nitrate of soda, 8.5 grams, and muriate of potash, 2.6 

 grams. 



1 



2 

 3 



162 grams 

 170 grams 

 195 grams 





Total.. 



527 grams 



II F.. 



Nitrate of soda, 8.5 grams, muriate of potash, 2.6 

 grams, and South Carolina rock, 17.0 grams. 



1 



2 

 3 



211 grams 

 177 grams 

 152 grams 





Total.. 



540 grams 



Ill f.. 



Nitrate of soda, 8.5 grams, muriate of potash, 2.6 

 grams, and acidulated South Carolina rock, 28.5 

 grams. 



1 

 2 

 3 



326 grams 

 321 grams 

 361 grams 





Total.. 



1008 grams 



Dry matter, including tops. 



Set IF ■. 113.3 grams 



Set II F 114.6 grams 



Set;iIIF 223.6 grams 



