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TABLE 34.— Lffects of nitrogenous fertilizers upon oat straw. 
[The details of the experiments may be found in the Reports of the Station for the years in 
which the several experiments were made or for the year following. ] 






















| YIELD OF DRY MATTER AND NUTRIENTS 
| IN OAT STRAW PER ACRE. 
Year.| Plot No. and kind and amount Kind Oba ay ee | ine 
of fertilizer per acre. experiment. | free Protein, ne N ioe Fiber, | a 
stance. heen 
Nothing. Ibs. | lbs. | Ibs. Ibs. | Ibs.) sina 
1890 Plot o, Spe. nitrogen} 165} 14 6 80 57 8 
1890 OO, es I114| 10 4 55 40 5 
1890 000, a 2224020 8 108 15 9 
1892 0, *: 1,292] 70 39 581 | 522 | 80 
1892 00, Bae sae Ms 933| 52 32 430.| .367 | 982 
Average, 545! 33 18 251 |. 2130 
Dissolved boneblack, 320 lbs. 
Muriate of potash, 160 lbs, 
Nitrogen,— | 
1890 Plot 6a, ‘Spe. nitrogen’ 448| 28 15 ob te] 166 | S22 
1890 6, | - | 401120 17 241 183 | o2e 
1892 6, es POS THima 7 30 440; 408 | 62 
1892 6a, Pe Ti3t2en03 38 603 | 531 73 
1892! 64, : | 1,241} 46 36 566 | 516 72a 
1892 6c, ’ i as 11,0344 350 28 464 | 434 58 
Average, 939 | 27 422 | 373) 53 
Dissolved boneblack, 320 lbs. / 
Muriate of potash, 160 lbs. | | 
Nitrogen (different forms), | 
25 lbs. 
POS. 7, 10,145 0 Spe. nitrogen 770| 42 28 374 291 35 
Tels he oe. 92 47 786 | 755 | 97 
Average, 1,264 57 38 580 | 523 66 
Dissolved boneblack, 320 lbs. | 
Muriate of potash, 160 lbs, | 
Nitrogen (different forms), | 
50 lbs, | 
WIGiS Sie Tyh1d st Spe. nitrogen) gir) 52 30 442 | 3461 41 
Raia’ Ay fs 2,010 90 53 904 | 850 | 113 
Average, | |1,46) 73 42 673 | 5980 eee 
Dissolved boneblack, 320 Ibs. 
Muriate of potash, 160 lbs. 
Nitrogen (different forms), | 
75 lbs. 
Plots owigmis. wy ‘Spe. nitrogen] 1,235 | 77 41 594 | 467 | 56 
Opeh6, a 2,567 | 146 67 1,146 |1,067 | 141 
Average, | 3,903 | 332 54 870 | 767| 99 










