New York AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 245 
THE EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS. 
The data secured include the growth of dry matter under the 
various conditions involved and the proportions and quantities 
of potash and soda in the plants. The difficulties of accurate 
soda determinations are well understood by chemists, In regard 
to the figures given herewith it can only be said that all known 
precautions against error were adopted. 
TABLE II.—GrowtTH oF PLANTS IN THE POTASH AND SODA EXPERIMENTS, 
1898-99. 
YIELD PER BOX. PARTIAL COMPOSITION 
pnw Ds Tks eae ea AIR-DRY CROP. 
Number Fresh. -—--s* 
DK. of = ——--+--—- Air-dry Moist- Potash. Soda. 
PLANT Foop SUPPLIED. oi box. as otal, Fruit. total. ure. (K.0.)(Na,0.) 
Barley (1). Grams. Grams. Grams. Perct. Perct. Per ct. 
Complete fertilizer ....... Bouleio. Bo bas TE. 619 4216 ie beso 


POUR cos 3.8 dee dvds tN 194 208-21 6 ADs 32 WE AGL 2 OT OEE 
PRMUSTIIE TIOLASU« aie 6. «5,00 0 Taner ei se 180%) SS 1.68.) od) 400 
Ale potash and soda.:..,.186 185:3 . 21.2 48. 7.75  .43 2.36 
MPT YOINUTOZED, 0 e eeicac. 1ST 7.9 — FA NS cso ae Nc as nal ees | 
DOMAINS Ss 5 e's oc nedccie g Peele en) 5 ey $2), (8308) (Gara Lae 
Barley (2). e 
Gomplete fertilizer:....... .189 219.8 38.4 79... 7.75 91.65: °1.66 
PETE BOO! .a.o5 op 0 siecle ec 140 210 2) ioe 79. Ligand Names .63 
PME POURS. one! ce a e's 141, '109.6 6410.81..34.0:.8:59.-" 686) 4.78 
Al but potash and soda... 142 118.5 -\28.5 47. $8.68. .27) 1.76 
Only nitrogem........... TE IAB TALS Bah eee 8.5) 8 OSH BSI WS 
MMEMIIEST PU Gets o's) 6's 0004-4 sna 8 duane 144 IG. 2. S.0441°68 heed 
Tomatoes (1). ; 
Complete fertilizer........ 120 ols .5; -S25% 47. 290858 451268 
PONG BO adc ce edia ed's PUTAS i LEGas ak Ree. RAS SORT LTE Re 
PSHE. DOTASIS CoP. eo oie 123 85.5 — 10 §.82 ¢ LER 2.61 
All but potash and soda... 124 79.5 — 9 ieee oA peta ene Mec | 
WPPePIILYORCM. ss seve sess. 125 14 —— AUP ee 
RRRTI OS gic Han oie eo aia Odie aha’ 126 23 — .04 ——- —— _—-——— 
Tomatoes (2). — . 
Complete fertilizer........ E27 tee 326.5 .5+51;.  °800)'3.59° 1721 
MP PUL BORG. Vs et aes oles) 128 677. 442 Geen, Seen 29.32 
mlb but: potash . 3). keke ks os 1202. 167% 42. 26> Sete | VES 2.80 
All but potash and soda... 180 2380. WM. Sy I Ry Gi ae by 
Only nitrogen..... PaAts'¢ «sigh V Sai .03 —— .02 ee) eee 

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