HOM^ MIXKD FERTILIZERS. I9 



Mr. Powers at Maple Grove grew several acres on home 

 mixed compared with Darling's Blood, Bone and Potash. The 

 plots alternated. On the home mixed there was used 960 

 pounds per acre, against 1,000 pounds of Darling's. The yields 

 from the home mixed plots ran from 115 to 123 barrels, with an 

 average of 119. The yields from the two of the plots where' 

 Darling's Blood, Bone and Potash were used were 118 and 119 

 barrels per acre. One plot ran considerably below this, but it 

 was evidently due to the condition of the land. There was prac- 

 tically no difference in the yield with the different fertilizers. 

 The potatoes were quite early planted and while at the first kill- 

 ing frost the home mixed were greener, they were sufficiently 

 matured so as not to materially affect the yield or the appearance 

 of the tubers. 



Mr. Hoyt at Maple Grove grew three acres, one each of White 

 Elephant, Dakota Red, and Green Mountain, on home mixed fer- 

 tilizer in a large field where Crocker's fertilizer was used. The 

 home mixed was applied at the rate of 975 pounds per acre, and 

 the Crocker's at the rate of 1000 pounds. The field was well 

 cared for, including spraying. There was neither blight nor 

 rust. The yields were as follows per acre : 



f On home mixed, 96 barrels large, 8 barrels 

 White Elephant J sniall. ^ , ,, a^u ^ 



I On Crocker s, 100 barrels large and 6 barrels 



1^ small. 



f On home mixed, 118 barrels large, 9 barrels 



Green Mountain <!^ q^^ Crocker's, 124 barrels large, 10 barrels 

 t small. 

 ( On home mixed, 113 barrels large, 3 barrels 



Dakota Red j q^^ Crocker's, 118 barrels large, and no 



i, small. 

 The potatoes were smaller on the home mixed and the vines 

 were tenderer and were killed by frost earlier than on Crocker's. 



CONCLUSIONS. 



In general, large crops were obtained on the home mixed 

 goods. On early planted potatoes, and where the season was 

 long enough for the crop grown on the home mixture to mature, 

 the yields were as large as where the standard commercial fertil- 



