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distinct improvement was noted in the dressed plots. The 

 plots sown with seed dressed with Moore's cultures had grown 

 better than the uninoculated in five out of thirteen varieties of 

 red clover, and the Hiltner plots had also grown better in five 

 out of thirteen varieties. 



Comparing the two dressed plots, Moore's plots were better 

 than Hiltner's in five varieties ; Hiltner's were better than 

 Moore's in four varieties. The two were equal in four 

 varieties. 



Neivcastle. — Field experiments at Cockle Park. Plots -g^rd. 

 of an acre. Sown May 6th. Harvested August 31st to October 

 Moore's cultures were used. 



Crop. 



Alsike 





Beans. 





Peas. 



green 

 crop. 





Grain. 



Straw. 



Grain. Straw. 























Lb. 



Lb. 



Oz. 



Lb. 



Oz. 



Lb. 



Oz. Lb. 



Oz. 



Plot 1— Untreated 



1 



2 



1 



4 



13 



2 



14 1 3 



10 



Plot 2 — Seed inoculated 





2 



8 



5 



0 



3 



8 1 3 



0 



Plot 3 — Soil inoculated 



i£ 



2 



9 



5 



4 



3 



6 J 3 



0 



Plots of the three crops in the college garden all gave negative 

 results. 



Reading. — No appreciable differences were noted between 

 plots of lucerne and red clover inoculated with Moore's cultures 

 and uninoculated plots. 



Woburn. — Plots in the open near the Woburn Pot-Culture 

 Station were used, the dates of sowing and inoculation of the 

 seed being the same as in Section I. Four hundred seeds of 

 each kind were sown except in the case of Melilotus, of which 

 1,222 seeds were used. 



The results obtained at harvest are shown in the table on 

 page 655. 



Wye. — In the field the inoculation with Moore's cultures 

 produced no results superior to those obtained on the check 

 plots. 



Summary and Conclusions. 



The results obtained in Section I. of this report, viz. : — 

 Laboratory Experiments in Sterilised Soil or Sand, should 

 answer the question : Can these cultures produce healthy 



