AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



75 



Average. 



Fertilizer Applied. 



No fertilizer. 



Dissolved bone black, containing phosphoric 

 acid 



■ Dissolved bone black, 1 Containing phos- 

 ' phoric acid and 



I Muriate of potash, (potash, 



' Dissolved bone black, I Containing phos- ' 

 Muriate of potash, phi ric acid potash 



^Sulphate of ammonia, | and nitrogen, [ 



Fine ground bone. 



Yield per Plot. 



Beans. 



lbs. 

 27,6 



33.5 

 28,1 



' 37.7 

 29,6 



Vines, 



lbs, 

 24 



33 



26 



38 

 32 



Yield per Acre. 



Beans. Vines 



bush. 

 9.U 



11.1 

 9.3 



12.5 

 9.8 



lbs. 



485 

 652 

 510 



770 

 635 



Experiment of William Downs, So. Sebec. 



Crop, beans. Land had had no manure for sis years. Soil 

 uniform. 



Plot. 



10 



Fertilizer Applied. 



N'o fertilizer 



Dissolved bone black 



DisFolvod bone black,. 

 Muriate of potash 



C Dissolved bone black. 

 < Muriate of 



f potash 



C sulphate of ammonia . 



Fine ground bone... 



N'o fertilizer 



Dissolved bone black. 



Dissolved bone black. 

 Muriate of potash ... . 



f Dissolved bone black . 



^ Muriate of potash 



C Sulphate of ammonia . 



Fine ground bone 



< at 



lbs. 



400 



400 

 100, 



400" 

 100 ] 

 100* 



400 



400 



400 

 100; 



400- 

 100 ] 

 100 ' 



400 



Yield 

 per plot, 



Beans. 



lbs. 

 50.0 



60.0 

 71.5 



84.0 



43.0 



37. 



42.5 



65.5 



74,5 

 46.0 



Yield 

 per acre. 



bush. 

 16.6 



20.0 

 23,8 



28.0 



14,3 

 12,3 

 14.1 



18.5 



24,8 

 15,3 



