250 Report oF THE Farm SUPERINTENDENT OF THE = 
The following table shows the fertilizers applied and crop pro- 
duced calculated to supply the missing hills, which were mainly 
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from those rows where the seed was finely divided: 









Sy es 
3 on M4 n ty D> -F 
Oo Vo fe @® he 
B 1. Be | Be | Bia ee eles 
ae 8 38 8 3H 
Plat. FERTILIZER. 4 ey =e & |-Agst 24 
q q 3 oS O45 tH SOO he 
> =} as o em reo} Wax = @® 
©) ° S 3 8 Qo, 2 = 3 sg j=" 
g g OPP) 6 oa? ° 
‘ < < = H = o 
Lbs Lbs. | Bush. | Bush. 
Dis: bone: Dgek ic ete ia i oe TA ae 20 400 ‘ 
3-44 Ammonium sulphators..<cscexeune 20 400 7} 414.48 | 460.99 | 1388.2 153.7 
Potassium: ChIOride? Fc sseaeeee seeet 20 400 ; 
Dis. bone black . Witkin Goes 20 400 
F4...)}5 Ammonium sulphate. IT STES. cee 20 400 ?| 369.71 | 405.21 | 123.2 135.0 
a ee eee Wis tc erate eee ¥15 300 i 
is: Done Hlackis Lethe actecs son tice 20 400 : 
F5... { Ammonium sulphate............... 20 400 256.61 | 308.16 85.5 102.7 
DISZHONE DIAGCK Actes chun vesens Calas 20 400 Ting 
Fé... ae SIP DUAPS sores his wees 20 400 }| 395.37 | 483.50 |} 131.8 144.5 
Potassiumichloridass.cs, <stes sense 30 600 
Disc DOne-DIBCK A iaotpee ea oh cia 720 400 
hee Ammonium sulphate.......:....... 20 400 ?| 305.14 | 334.97 |. 101.7 111.6 
Potassium (sulphate... 32: oer eee $22.5 450 
Dissbone: blachkw tel te oeeee eae 20 400 “oe 
AS Potassium sulphate ...2..0%.0600.-% 15 800 ?| 353.81 | 394.46 | 117.9 131.5 
Sociwm: Nitrate c nse ed see eee eee 25 500 - 
Wis#bone Dlackts yak ee ecteee 20 400 
F9.. Potassiumisul phates on. sececee ee 15 300 | 418.49 | 464.45 | 189.5 154.8 
ant ey cod Feet a he eee 20 400 
ISRDOMG LAGE 2S goles Seiten se outs 20 400 ; 
Fio.. { Sega pra puete Sa er 4 Stra 15 300 851.17 | 377.99 | 117.1 126.0 
Dissbone: blacks doch sath eee ann 20 400 
BP Potassium:- sulphate. ncckc.et uae eo 15 300 ?| 326.56 | 347.95 |° 108.9 116.0 
SOdiNM nitrate... ecb wes ee Scene 12.5 250 
Dist Hone: blacks Sees ae ee 20 400 
19 s. Pie vote Suiphatac io. ck einen ade 15 300 ¢| 343.40 | 365.72 | 114.5 121.9 — 
Ammonium sulphate.......0c.....5 10 200 <. 
DIS WOT DICK oss Woah. aise oe Sees 20 400 } 
BS. Fata SUIDNATO. Si atacwel wets 15 300 490.38 | 569.95 81.7 95.0 
BOCTIM: TiLPACO cutee. Somes cer as ee 25 500 ‘ 
PD TSs OD OLR Caradoc e220) 400 
B97 ..| \seotassiiim. sil pnatel vcs... s.0necanee 15 300: ¢| 484.65 | 550.17 80.8 91.7 
See eee ibe Nr ects caverns 20 400 
ise Done DIAGK=/c eae ee eae 20 400 
Bio.. A hea ig ee eons Pity Cee eee 15 300 § 404 224 Soe 0d wa9 
Disc hone black <5, .6 case at eee 20 400 
Bil.. Potase hun sulphate ace eee 15 300 }| 487.90 | 530.50 81.3 | . 88.4 — 
OdiimMALtraAtes 2 ho ee ee (et 250 j ‘ 
Die bone black . NEP Ree ad Aes ae ne 20 400 ; 
Bi12..}4 Potassium sulphate meas ee ede Ae era noe 30 600 ¢| 482.29 | 510.88 80.8 8556: 3: 
Ammonium sulphate. :............. 10 200 : 





* Whenever P. sulphate is given in this table, the application was of sixty per cent 
while that used in 1888 was only thirty per cent. > 
t Dis. B. B., only nineteen pounds in 1888, owing to failure of supply. 
+ P. sulphate only seventeen pounds in 1888, owing to failure of supply. 

With like conditions and treatment throughout the season, save 
this one of fertilizing, the plats may be expected to show the value 
of the fertilizer. In case of these plats, we have whatever of value — 
there may be in the cumulative effect of the same application to — 
the same crop. This must be considerable in case of the potash, 
but may be next to nothing for nitrogen, which is supposed to be | ie 
pretty thoroughly eliminated during the winter season. In ths 
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