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was then computed by dividing the loss of weight in drying by 
the net wet of the fresh sample. 
In the following table, are given the percentages of moisture 
contained by the various samples for each week, with the weekly 
average for all the plats in the column at the right, and the average 
for each pair of plats through the season in the line at the bottom: 
THE INFLUENCE oF Treatment Upon Sort Moisture. 


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US EO Eee dy Sahl ate ve g's ee es eal aisles 18.6— 17.5-+ 17.3— 19.2+ 19.1— | 18.42 
RPA RS a tee sic iG oe wales 17.3— 17.5+ 17.0— 16.7+ 19.8— | 17.66 
UA SPREE Pet ee at okay Sana. d cues Views 17.8-+ 19.1+ 18.4+ 19.5-+ 18.7— | 18.70 
POO eae Rees Se Le coe sia dd bid or 16.4— 16.9— 17.7— 16.4— 18.8— | 17.24 
REEL DIG ae sii eho iy ty he ee 14.6+ 17.14+ 16.2— 17.0+ 18.2— | 16.62 
rE Cy ee ges oh cantatas Sales Mae's 2 14.3— 16.0— 15.4— 16.3-+ 18.3— | 16.06 
RM CREO hours au seul fc ae gbieaiele = 17.3— 17.6+ 17.7+ 18.4+ 20.9— | 18.38 
SPERMS eR idee RNa ev naisisn 16.8+ 17.5— 18.8-++ 18.9— 20.6+ | 18.52 
er SOE ates een et dukes jas 15 .6— 16.3— 17.0— 17.6— 19.54 | 17.20 
URRY MEA Tit rie icles ae: epee 5 elaie'as 15.6— 15.9— 15.6— 17.1— 18.0+ | 16.80 
SERED REM ure ens ctig le va nca'y ees ais ta ee 6s 15.0-+ 15.8— 16.6+ 17.2— 19.4+ | 16.86 
ATC e ey erry s aetna ae tells. ¢ 14.3— 15.4+ 16.2+ 17.2— 18.2+ | 16.26 
JW Wig SP ong PR gp A ane ee 14.2— 15.1— 16.1— 16.1— 19.0+ | 16.10 
PANU RTE NE Sica tren ihl Mass aad a wig G6 deine We 164 FS Ab 21.2— 20.4— 20.2+ | 19.14 
Peete ren kta ids gad oes 15.8— 16.8+ 18.4+ 18.0— 19.8+ | 17.76 
RTE STAMOS On ain UGG le Cie Cua aisha «arn ohvon 14.9— 16.2+ 16.9— 17.7+ 19.0+ | 16.94 
PRN AT a Oa ges) ole vicleiae » $5 15.4— | 16.0—| 16.0— 16.7+ 18.3+ | 16.48 
BRC CREUV ULE Pharr p ne ne LIL go gt) awie's 17.5-+ 17.5+ 16.9+ 18.6-+ 19.7-+ | 18.04 
PRN boa lb et een Bats Sah cldn's n weactrn 17.7— 19.6— 18.8— 20.5-+ 21.4+ | 19.60 
Bote ee nya y Sak ewok dence tian vis % 5 Ta 16.3-+ 17.3-+ 17.7+ 17.7+ 19.3+ | 17.66 
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Average .............00000: <..| 16.194 |17.10— | 17.414 | 18.00 | 19.374 



A slight examination of the table shows clearly that, with very 
few exceptions, the plats neither mulched nor stirred contained 
the least moisture, while the moisture content increased regularly 
with the depth of the stirring and was greatest in the mulched 
