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Here, as in plat 5 Is shown a much more rapid 

 diminuition of nitrates than occurB in the checks. 



TABLE XXXX COMPARISON OP TflE REDUCTION OF MOISTURE AND 

 NITROGEN PLAT 9 



Ends In Oorn 



July 9,16 Aug. 5,19,26 Aug. 19 Aug. 5,19 Aug. 19 



& 26 26 & Sepie &26 



Moisture 

 Calculated 

 from checks 



Actual 



Nitrates NO, 

 Calculated 

 from checks 



24 & 30 & Sep. 16 

 17.2 16.0 



Actual 



14.8 



64.6 

 63.4 



10.0 



90.7 

 5.9 



i 



15.2 

 7.1 



62.2 

 2.5 



12.9 

 9.3 



» 



26.4 

 5.8 



10.8 

 6.2 



18.1 

 5.0 



Here as in Plat 5 a much more rapid reduction 

 of nitrates occurs than of moisture. 



SECOND SOWING OF ^'WEEDS'' 

 A drought succeeded the sowing of the second 

 crop of "weeds" July 24th., 'ffhich seriously injured this 

 part of the experiment. Millet was sown on plats 6,15, 

 20 and S4, and soy beans on Plat 11. The soy beans in 

 the corn grew as tall or taller than at the ends of the 

 plats , 



