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formed on each plat, each operation extending over the entire series the same day. The crop was harvested October 28th, the bulbs from each plat being separately weighed. The crop was very much injured by the severe drought of the summer.

As many of the leaves were withered from the effects of the drought, and considerable variations were presented on different parts of the same plat, they were not weighed at the close of the experiment. The results estimated by the acre for each plat, are given in tables Nos. 1 and 2.

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The results for each series of the turnip experiments, in bushels per acre, are given in table No. 3, together with the average of all the series, compared with the average of the plats without special manures. losses are indicated by the minus sign.

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TABLE No. 3.

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An examination of the tables and the plan of the experiment, will show a uniform increase in the yield of the plats from the series marked G, to the series marked C. This is undoubtedly owing to variations in the quality of the soil in the different series of plats. The regular increase in the yield from G to C, seems to show that the special fertilizers produced no effect whatever on the growth of the crops. The extreme drought that prevailed during the early growth of the plants, is perhaps sufficient to explain this unexpected result. Had the fertilizers been distributed in the drill at the time of sowing, as they should have been, a fairer estimate of their value might have been obtained. A mistake in shipping the fertilizers caused a delay that prevented their arrival in season for their application at the proper time.

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