AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



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Mr. H. L. Leland's Experiment at East Sangerville. 



DESCRIPTION OF SOIL. 



Hill land ; a dry slaty loam ; a good potato soil ; land in grass 

 previous season, cut one-half ton of hay per acre, plowed in Fall 

 of 1888. Planted to Beauty of Hebron potatoes, using for seed 

 ten bushels per acre. Fertilizers applied at the time of planting. 

 The crop was well hoed and kept free from weeds. 



The following table gives the numbers of the plots, fertilizers 

 used, rate of application and yield per acre : 



No. of Plot. 



Name of fertilizer. 



Amount per acre. 



Yield per acre 

 of potatoes* 





Acid S. C. Rock. 



500 ) pounds. 





1. 



Sulphate of ammonia. 



150 [ 



68J bushels 





Vluriate of potash. 



100 J 







Fine ground S. C. Rock. 



1000 ) 





2. 



Sulphate of ammonia. 



150 V 



50 





Muriate of potash. 



100 j 







Caribbean Sea Guano. 



725 ) 





3. 



Sulphate of ammonia. 



150 }■ 



40 '' 





Muriate of potash. 



100 j 





4. 



Sulphate of ammonia. 



150 ■» 



100/ 



22 



Muriate of potash. 



5. 



No fertilizer. 





30 





Acid S. C. Rock. 



500) 





la. 



Sulphate of ammonia. 



150 [ 



65 





Muriate of potash. 



100 j 







Caribbean Sea Guano. 



1000 ) " 





2a. 



Sulphate of ammonia. 



1.50 } 



m " 





Muriate of potash. 



100 j 







Caribbean Sea Guano. 



725 ) 





3a. 



Sulphate of ammonia. 



150 [ 



33^ 





Muriate of potash. 



100 j 





4a. 



Sulphate of ammonia. 



150 \ " 

 100 / 



2U '• 



Muriate of potash. 



5a. 



No fertilizer. 





29 J 



* Rust killed potato vines about August 15th, or the yield would probably havi 

 been greater. 



