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(4) Lffect of fertilizers on cost of beets.— The use of 500 
pounds of fertilizer increased the cost of beets about $6 an acre; 
and the use of 750 pounds, about $9. 
TABLE VI.— EFFECT OF FERTILIZERS ON TONNAGE Cost OF BEETS. 
ut Tonnage cost. 
Fertilizer used per acre. josie a ei» 



Lowest. Highest. Average. 
Lbs. 
Me al aids ponte alk oa rere. ano aherwt eos $2 62 « $10 00 $4 64 
NRE cles g Shae Sele’ 09 ¢ tue 6d SOAs 2 60 9 56 4 42 
NT es cle Sh sal ah 2 4 aha dies, of Seino od Bicmstoa «n 6 2 66 8 22 4 41 



- (5) Effect of fertilizers on money value of crop.— With the 
use of 500 pounds of fertilizer the money value of the crop in- 
creased in 14 out of 17 cases, the increase varying from 32 cents 
to $23.15 an acre and averaging $7.26. The use of 750 pounds, 
as compared with 500 pounds of fertilizer, increased the money 
value of the crop in 11 out of 17 cases, the amount of increase 
varying from 30 cents to $13.76 and averaging $2.61. The use 
of 750 pounds of fertilizer, as compared with no fertilizer, in- 
creased the value of the crop in 15 out of 17 cases, the increase 
varying from 65 cents to $23.94 and averaging $9.87. 
The use of 500 pounds of fertilizer increased the average value 
of the crop enough to pay for the fertilizer used and leave $1.26 
over. The use of 750 pounds of fertilizer increased the average 
value of the crop $9.87 or enough to pay for the fertilizer used 
and 87 cents more. Hence, the use of 750 pounds of fertilizer 
was attended with less profit than the use of 500 pounds. 
TABLE VII.— EFFECT OF FERTILIZERS ON MONEY VALUE OF CROP. 



Value of beets per acre. 



Fertilizer used per acre. ao ae a Sree m4 
Lowest. Highest. Average. 
Lbs. ae = 
STNG EPs Pavdic: B55 o:0. e.nnys ss os ace oe om $18 42 $83 23 $44 39 
PE PO, Sars sis ie oes oats ae iad Pats 94 34 51 65 
SPADE ieee C Tore Paip rs siaCs.s 2 o's be o 0'be 0y8 28 17 95 86 54 26 



