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•could detect a difference between the plots. Those which 
had been manured were a darker green, the stems were 
larger, taller and more succulent, but they did not seem to 
be so numerous as on the untreated plots. The whole 
field was cut the same day and the hay on each plot was 
hauled the same day. 
FIRST CUTTING. 
* 
Weight of 
Per cent of 
Weight of dry 
Plot. 
hay. 
dry matter. 
matter per plot 
1 . 
.3100 
88.7 
2750 
2 
.3212 
81.3 
' 2611 
3 . 
.3080 
88.9 
2738 
4 . 
.3112 
88.5 
2764 
5 . 
.3172 
89.3 
2838 
Average 1, 3; 5. 
.3117 
88.9 
2771 
Average 2, 4, . 
.3162 
84.9 
2685 
SECOND 
CUTTING. 
1 . 
.1978 
81.9 
1609 
9 
mJ ........ 
.2518 
79.8 
2009 
3 . 
.1720 
82.8 
1424 
4 . 
.1920 
81.0 
1555 
5 . 
.1842 
78.9 
1453 
Average 1, 3, 5. 
.... 1847 
81.2 
1500 
Average 2, 4, 
THIRD 
CUTTING. 
1 . 
.... 1100 
83.2 
915 
2 . 
.... 1340 
85.9 
1151 
3 . 
.... 970 
88.7 
860 
4 . 
.... 1010 
88.5 
894 
5 . 
.... 890 
86.2 
767 
Average 1, 3, 5 . 
.... 987 
86.0 
849 
Average 2, 4, . 
.... 1175 
86.0 
1010 
TOTAL CROP 
FOR THE YEAR. 
1 . 
. . . .6178 
85.4 
5274 
2 . 
.... 7070 
81.6 
5771 
3 . 
....5770 
87.0 
5022 
4 . 
....6042 
86.3 
5213 
5 . 
....5884 
85.9 
5058 
Average 1, 3, 5 . 
....5944 
86.1 
5118 
Average 2, 4, . 
....6556 
83.8 
5492 
Difference in favor of 
fer- 
tilizing . 
.... 612 
374 
Percentage Difference. 
.... 10.3 
7.3 
CROP 
FOR THE SECOND 
YEAR. 
First 
Second 
Third 
Total 
Plot. 
Cutting. 
Cutting. 
Cutting. 
Crop. 
1 
....2240 
1900 
1240 
5380 
o 
....2490 
1908 
1394 
5792 
3 
....2000 
1546 
1158 
4704 
4 
....2170 
1856 
1458 
5484 
5 
....2170 
1820 
1458 
5448 
Average 1, 3, 5.. 
....2137 
1755 
1285 
5177 
Average 2, 4, 
....2330 
1882 
1426 
5638 
Difference in favor of fertilizing. 461 
Percentage difference. 8.9 
