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Eeport of the Director of the 
The largest and smallest yields of the 17 plats in series C were, 
of merchantable corn, 66 bushels per acre for C 5, and 26.8 bushels 
per acre for C 8, a variation of 39.2 bushels. For the 19 plats of 
series E the largest yield was E 1, of 56 bushels per acre, the smallest 
yield E 20, of 82 bushels per acre, or a variation of 24 bushels, but as 
plat E 20 was occupied in part by the roots of a tree, we will take as 
the plat of least yield E 19, which gave 35 bushels per acre. The 
variation is hence 21 bushels.. 
The croppings of these plats were, for the various years: 
C 5 
1882. Corn, 1,600 lbs. fertilizer per acre. 
1883. Potatoes, 400 " 
1884. Corn, 400 " 
1885. Fodder corn, 1,000 " 
1886. Potatoes, 400 " 
3,800 lbs. fertilizer. 
C 8. 
1882. Corn, 400 lbs. fertilizer per acre. 
1883. Potatoes, 400 " 
1884. Fodder corn, 400 " 
1885. Fodder corn, 1,000 " 
1886. Potatoes, 
1882. Sod.. 
1883. Corn, 
1884. Potatoes, 
1885. Cow peas, 
1886. Potatoes, 
1882. Sod. 
1883. Sorghum, 
1884. Potatoes, 
1885. Oats, 
1886. Corn, 
400 
2,600 lbs. fertilizer 
E 1. 
4-00 lbs. fertilizer per acre. 
400 " 
400 " 
400 " 
1,600 lbs. fertilizer. 
E 19. 
400 lbs. fertilizer per acre. 
400 " 
400 " 
400 " 
1,600 lbs. fertilizer, 
