448. Report or THE DEPARTMENT oF Fietp Crops oF THE 
I. EFFECT OF DIFFERENT QUANTITIES OF COMMERCIAL PLANT- 
FOODS UPON YIELDS AND QUALITY OF SUGAR BEETS. 
The plats used in the experiments occupied about one-twelfth of 
an acre at the Station and about one-sixteenth of an acre at Mr. 
Dawley’s farm. All figures given in the tables, and all diseus- 
sions are based upon the results caleulated to one acre. 
The following mixture of plant-food materials was employed in 
these experiments: Two hundred pounds of nitrate of soda, 200 
pounds of dried blood, 450 pounds of acid rock, and 150 pounds of 
sulphate of potash. This was applied at the rate of 500 pounds, 
1,000 pounds, 1,500 pounds, and 2,000 pounds an acre at the 
Station and in the same quantities, except that of 2,000 pounds, at 
Fayetteville. In each place two sets of experiments were car- 
ried on. i: 
TABLE IX.— RESULTS OF APPLYING COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS IN GROWING 
SuGcarR BEETs. 



so wu — 
Et anaes baree fee 
hehe 8 a> B2 
Amount of fer- f,e g ar) © . Place of experi- 
tilizer used. > rs sia ripe ment. 
whi: Pe) 3 ee am N 
SAS ae os BS gy Po 
2 ea an on >Oos 
pA o) < 
Lbs. let Pee Per ct. Ozs. 
A ey Neha Se ciate 3 20,425 15°32 85.2 16144 Station. 
Pe tients Ge a We hs 15.6 85:2 161%, Station. 
RM hatct or onks ie eecie ce 27,140. 14.5 86.0 15 Station. 
TAVT oicatec Shae hos 26,928 14.4 83.6 20 Station. 
TOOL Fee cs 26,250 SeT4e7 85.4 16 Station. 
TU aie one ee 23,822 14.3 84.5 17 Station. 
A DOOR six tan wees 27,920 14.9 85.8 151% Station. 
2B ME Se vans hes ee 22,073 15-0 85.6 16% Station._ 
AVON © oa crcl hg aera 27,875 17.0 Signs 13% _ Station. 
igeacate & Bate nae 18,585 15.4 81.6 12% Fayetteville. 
Qs. EO Te 17,740 1722 85.0 9 Fayetteville. 
ULE Re ettn aes Mesos COO 1bie2 A Pod 14144 Fayetteville. 
HOOT. cptee we bse 24,075 14.3 79.8 16% Fayetteville. 
TOP ee oe abe 24,220 14.5 78.3 13% Fayetteville. 
PSY warane Beaters te 24,220 15.9 81.3 10 Fayetteville. 
POU AI. Po aia 26,890 15.3 80.1 18% Fayetteville. 
ie) ee ae aes 26,330 abajo 79.7 
13% Fayetteville. 

