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FIELD EXPERIMENTS WITH FERTILIZERS. 
SOIL TEST WITH FERTILIZERS: ON CORN. 
ABLE AT! 
By ELBERT MANCHESTER, BrisTot. 
137 



FERTILIZERS PER ACRE. 




YIELD PER 
PLOT. 
(1-10 ACRE.) 
YIELD PER ACRE. 







































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Zi Shelled os: 
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fe) fe) ie} fo) Cee) 
epi es ae Caney 
Lbs.| § |Lbs./Lbs./Lbs.| Bu. | Bu. | Lbs. | Bu. 
Oo. Nothing, - -| — — | 203| 53 | 521 |22.1| 4.2 |521I0| — 
A. Nitrate of Soda, - |160 3.96] 258] 45 | 518] 28.0) 3.6} 5180] 0.4 
B. Dis. Bone-black, - |320 4.40) 159) 45 | 522/17.4) 3.6 | 5220 |—-10.2 
Gi Muriate of Potash, - |160 3.48] 220) 45 | 567 | 23.9) 3.6 | 5670] —3.7 
Nitrate of Soda, - |160? 
1); 1 ae chick a Pe 8.48 338 | 43 | 586 | 36.7) 3.4 | 5860 8.9 
Nitrate of Soda, - |160 
ae Muriate of Potash, - rate 7-52) 371 | 34 0304) 4015 ).2- 70390 )) LLB 
Dis. Bone-black, - |320 
F. ee oro acck: j rote 8.00 346 33 | 586|37.6, 2.6| 5860] 9.0 
Nitrate of Soda, - |160 
G. Dis. Bone-black, - |320 } | 12.00] 344 | 32 | 705 |37.4| 2.6| 7050] 8.8 
a Muriate of Potash, - |160 
oo. Nothing, - -| — — | 304) 37 | 564 | 33.0 3.0 | 5640 | — 
TABLE 44. 
SOIL TEST WITH FERTILIZERS.ON CORN, 
SPERRY BROTHERS, Botton. 
YIELD PER : : 
FERTILIZERS PER ACRE, BLOT YIELD PER ACRE. 
(1-10 ACRE.) 
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Lbs.| $ |Lbs.|Lbs./Lbs.| Bu. | Bu. | Lbs. | Bu 
Oo. Nothing, - -|— — | 217] 22 | 203 | 24.4| 2.3 | 2030 |  — 
A Nitrate of Soda, - |160 3.96] 194 21 | 204| 21.8] 2.2 | 2040} -5.4 
B. Dis. Bone-black, - |320 4.40| 208 | 21 | 196| 23.4) 2.2 | 1960 | -3.8 
Ci Muriate of Potash, - |160 3.48) 188] 15 | 222] 21.0) 1.5 | 2220] -6.9 
i - 1160 
p, |} Nirate of Soda, ~ 180] s.at|218| 24 a39]24s| 2.5 /asg0| -2.4 
i : - |16 
E. a ee ; ret 7.52|229| 20 | 246|25.7| 2.1 | 2460| -1.6 
F. BR aap petact : est 8.00] 225 | 24 | 281 | 25.2| 2.5 | 2810 | -1.7 
Nitrate of Soda, - |160 } 
CG, Dis. Bone-black, - |320 -|12.00}] 281 | 20 | 306 | 31.6] 2.1 | 3060] 4.3 
Muriate of Potash, - |160 f 
H. Plaster, - 4 - |400 1 7O).200 je 21 244-740, 2! 3.2 2410 |5 3.6 
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