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TABLE 35.—ConrinuEp. 


PERCENTAGE COMPOSITION OF DIFFERENT 
SPECIES OF GRASSES CALCULATED ON 


! Plot No. and kind and amount Condition of | Labora- WATERIEEE SUBSTANCE. 
| Yea. of fertilizer per acre, growth when | tory : * 
ie harvested. No. Nitrogen 
Protein.| Fat. free Fiber. | Ash. 
extract. 

——————— a = ae (een, ee 


Dis. boneblack, 320 lbs. 
Mur. of potash, r6o lbs. 
Nitr. of soda. 480 Lbs. (112- 
| trogen, 75 lbs.) | Per ct.jPer ct.| Per ct. |Per ct./Per ct. 
1891 Plot 9, : . |Full bloom | 1,013] 14.87] 2.83) 42.25] 31.65} 8.40 
KENTUCKY BLUE GRAss. 
(POA PRATENSIS.) 
|Dis. boneblack, 320 lbs. 
Mur. of potash, 160 lbs. 
Nitr. of soda, r60 lbs. (nt- 
trogen, 25 lbs.) | 
1892) Plot 7, : : . |Seed forming} 1,050] 12.88] 4.04) 44.89 31.49) 6.70 
Dis. boneblack, 320 lbs. 
Mur. of potash, roo lbs. 
Nitr. of soda, 480 lbs. (nt- 
trogen, 75 Lbs.) 
1892 Plot 9, : e . Seed forming} 1,051) 15.44) 4.51] 43.49) 29.62 6.94 
ENGLISH RYE GRASS. 
(LOLIUM PERENNE. ) 
Dis. boneblack, 320 lbs. 
Mur. of potash, 160 lbs, 







Nutr. of soda, 160 lbs. (nt- 
trogen, 25 lbs.) | | 
1891 Plot 7, : : . |Late bloom 1,008] 12.62} 2.92) 48.69) 27.71| 8.06 
Dis. boneblack, 320 lbs. 
Mur. of potash, 160 lbs. 
Nitr. of soda, 480 lbs. (nt- 
trogen, 75 lbs.) | | 
| | 8.09 
1891 Plot 9, : ; . |Late bloom |’ 7,009) 1G07)) <2. 71) 50.79) 27.54 


