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quite a large percentage of rot, and there seemed to have been 

 less rot and rather more sound potatoes on the plots where the 

 salt was used. Hence, his experiments showed a gain in the use 

 of salt, but nothing decisive. 



Salt tests were made with turnips with C. L. Pottle, Perry ; 

 F. P. Washburn, Perry; and E. M. Scott, Perry. Mr. Scott's 

 e3£periment was a failure because of the exceedingl). wet weather. 

 There was a gain from the use of salt of 48 barrels per acre in 

 the case of Mr. Washburn, and 24 barrels per acre in Mr. Pottle's 

 case. This is in accord with experiments ruiming over a long 

 series of years at the Rothamsted Experiment Station in Eng- 

 land, where salt was found uniformly to be of benefit as a fertil- 

 izer for turnips. This does not seem to be due to the fact that it 

 freed potash, but that common salt is an essential factor in the 

 successful growing of turnips. 



With oats, grass and potatoes no benefit has been foun4 

 in the few trials made at this Station from the application of 

 common salt. With turnips increased yields have been obtained 

 from the application of salt. These experiments are not exten- 

 sive enough or sufficiently carefully planned and carried out to 

 warrant definite conclusions, but they do not indicate any ap- 

 preciable effects of common salt as a liberator of potash of the 

 soil. 



