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Brunswick, who was especially interested in having the formula 

 for his own use, wrote relative to the yields as follows : "The 

 yield as compared with last year (1903) was light — on the whole 

 about 50 per cent of that crop. This was due to the season and 

 not the fertilizer. Only one (Mr. Hill) tried the home mixed 

 in comparison with regular ready mixed goods. The difference 

 between the two, while not very marked, was slightly in favor of 

 the home mixed. All that used the formula are perfectly satis- 

 fied with their crop, taking all things into consideration, and will 

 surely use the home mixed goods next season." 



Mr. J. W. West of Auburn used the home mixture and reports 

 as follows : "It gives me pleasure to reply to your letter of the 

 19th inst., in regard to the "home mixed fertilizer" compounded 

 by the formula that you published in the Station bulletin last 

 spring. 



"I used 500 pounds bone tankage from the Portland Render- 

 ing Company, 400 pounds plain phosphate, 200 pounds sulphate 

 of potash, 200 pounds cottonseed meal, and 100 pounds nitrate 

 of soda, thoroughly pulverized and mixed without any carrier. 

 The materials cost at the average rate of about $1.50 per 100 

 pounds. 



"One-half ton of it was used for potatoes on five-eighths of an 

 acre. The soil is a sandy loam, recently cleared and seeded to 

 grass. A portion of the plat was a black loam and rather wet. 

 It was broken up last fall and harrowed thoroughly with a 

 spring tooth and disc harrow. About 500 pounds of the fer- 

 tilizer were spread broadcast and harrowed in. The ground was 

 then furrowed, and the balance scattered in the hill and mixed 

 with the soil before dropping the seed. This was planted the last 

 of May, using the Green Mountain and Carmen No. i varieties. 

 They were sprayed three times with Bordeaux mixture and 

 Paris green. They should have been sprayed once or twice more 

 to kill the bugs which were very plenty, but the press of other 

 work prevented. The vines remained green until the heavy 

 frosts in September. They were dug soon after, yielding 150 

 bushels full measure (or at the rate of 240 bushels to the acre). 

 There was not over a bushel rotten at the time of digging, but 

 they have rotted some since." 



Mr. O. Y. Russell of Danforth used the home mixture and 

 reports as follows. "The formula for potatoes, as I used it, was 



