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Plat Fertilizer applied: Yield of green forage = 
number. Ibs. per acre. tons per acre. 
Dates 200 Ibs) acid phosphate. 50... seuss eee ap eee ee 12.31 
Daa: ADU SOE 0 ew die DUR ite Soe 12.76- 
D. 14. BU eer ie Ss NEP wo wie o's aig =o pie goles 13.44 
tL anerOOOn aca GEOR Slasly ag sacue Somme Ga yeed taco an 12.55. 
Die 200° “nitrate Of Soda i... cask epee on 04 ae 14.89 
Dei 200° ‘* ‘sulphate of ammonia ii. 00.2. t,o enn 15.56. 
D.> 18: No fertilizer ei Wiy se tales Walle oa © sles 0b» nani 10.36- 
D..19; 100 lbs. nitrate of soda, 100 lbs. sulphate of ammonia..... 14.37 
It seems evident, therefore, that on our soil, in good con- 
dition, the acid phosphate was of advantage, but not pro- 
portionately to the quantity applied, and that nitrogen was 
a paramount constituent for the forage crop under these 
conditions. 
We would note, however, that D. 1 and D. 12 are dupli- 
cate plats: their yields 11.19 and 12.76 tons per acre, differ- 
ence 1.57 tons. We must therefore acknowledge that we are: 
not justified in interpreting differences within one ton and a 
half, and hence cannot say that sulphate of ammonia is 
either better or worse for crop than the nitrate of soda, as. 
mn WielG and Dale 
It is interesting to note in this connection that Alfalfa, 
as given in the Assistant’s report, has yielded this year in 
its four cuttings a larger forage crop than any of our fodder 
corns. 
POTATOES. 
Owing to the drought in June, certain plats of early 
planted potatoes were such a complete failure as to destroy 
all their value for experimental purposes, and hence such 
are not reported upon. These plats were C. 1 to 8 inclu- 
sive. In all our experiments, the variety used was the 
White Star. The plats one-twentieth acre. 
Plats C. 12 to 15 were planted with potatoes, single eyes, 
two of the plats with the seed-placed in depressions, and. 
two with the seed in hills, the rows 44 in. apart, the seed 
one foot apart in drill, the fertilization at the rate of 400 
lbs. acid phosphate per acre. 
Yield. 
No. of Merchantable. Unmerchantable. 
| plants. Ibs. ozs. lbs. 2Zs.. 
0..12; “Level: culture:es.i 9458 528 354 8 26 8. 
C. 14. ne Se ome Gar, Cnn te 542 395) aS 35° > 
Cotes Hill Giltniree eee ae 543 490 0 46 8. 
Cala. % 64) TRS Rages s 525 296 12 47 4 
In this trial 1070 plants, level culture, yielded 750 Ibs. 
merchantable and 61 lbs. 8 ozs. unmerchantable potatoes 3. 
1068 plants, hill culture, yielded 786 lbs. 12 ozs. merchant- 
able, and 93 lbs. 12 ozs. unmerchantable potatoes. The 


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