AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 125 



In 1886, 1887 and 1889 the plots were treated as indicated in 

 the following table, on each of the three years, so that the total 

 amount of fertilizers applied during the six years that this field 

 has been cultivated experimentally is three times the amounts 

 given in the table, no fertilizer being applied in 1888, 1890 and 

 1891. 



Plot 



Received no fertilizer. 



13 J 



Plot 2") Dissolved bone black, 400 lbs. per acre. 

 " 8 [■ Muriate of potash, 100 lt " " 

 " 14 J Sulphate of ammonia, 200 " " " 



Plot 3 ) Fine ground bone, 360 lbs. per acre. 

 " 9 }■ Muriate of potash, 100 " li " 

 1,1 15 J Sulphate of ammonia, 140 " " '• 



Plot 4] Fine ground South Carolina rock, 300 lbs. per acre, 

 1,1 10 >- Muriate of potash, 100 lbs. per acre. 

 " 16 J Sulphate of ammonia, 200 lbs. per acre. 



k ? ii 1 Muriate of potash, 100 lbs. per acre. 

 u 1- I Sulphate of ammonia, 200 lbs. per a< 



Plot 5 

 Plot 6 



lot 6) 



" 12 >- Stable manure, 40,000 lbs. per acre. 



" 18 J 



Plot 19 

 " 25 }- Received no fertilizer. 



.3 



Plot 20 ) 

 " 26 >■ Dissolved bone black, 400 lbs. per acre. 

 " 32J 



Plot 21 1 

 u 97 I Dissolved bone black, 400 lbs. per acre. 



ti 33 j Muriate of potash, 100 iw " " 



Plot 221 Dissolved bone black, 200 lbs. per acre. 

 '• 28 [-Muriate of potash, 50 *' " " 

 " 34 J Sulphate of ammonia, 60 " t; "' 



Plot 23 ) Dissolved bone black. 300 lbs. per acre. 

 " 29 I Muriate of potash, 100 " •' 

 " 35 ) Sulphate of ammonia, 120 •' " " 



Plot 24 \ Dissolved bone black, 400 lbs. per acre. 

 " 30 > Muriate of potash, 150 * l " " 

 " 36 J Sulphate of ammonia. 180 •• " v> 



In 1886 and 1887, the field was cropped with oats, in 1888 with 

 grass. In 1889 the land was fallow. In 1890, a crop of peas 

 was taken off and 1891 another crop of oats. 



