. Annual report of the Board of Control of the State Agricultural Experiment Station at Amherst, Mass. Agriculture -- Massachusetts Periodicals. 1894.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT —No. 33. 195 It was proposed to compare the yield, as far as quantity and quality are concerned, under otherwise corresponding circumstances. Three varieties of potatoes. Beauty of Hebron, Clark's, New Queen, were chosen for the trial. The seed potatoes were obtained of J. J. H. Gregory & Son, Marblehcad. Two plats, 15 and 16, were assigned for the cultivation of Beauty of Hebron ; two, 13 and 14, for that of New Queen ; and
. Annual report of the Board of Control of the State Agricultural Experiment Station at Amherst, Mass. Agriculture -- Massachusetts Periodicals. 1894.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT —No. 33. 195 It was proposed to compare the yield, as far as quantity and quality are concerned, under otherwise corresponding circumstances. Three varieties of potatoes. Beauty of Hebron, Clark's, New Queen, were chosen for the trial. The seed potatoes were obtained of J. J. H. Gregory & Son, Marblehcad. Two plats, 15 and 16, were assigned for the cultivation of Beauty of Hebron ; two, 13 and 14, for that of New Queen ; and two, 11 and 20, for that of Clark's variety. One plat in each case received its potash supply in form of muriate of potash (plats 11, 13 and 15), and one in each case in that of high-grade sulphate of potash. The actual amount of potassium oxide used in all cases remained the same. Statement of Fertilizers used (Pounds), Per riat. Per Acre Plats 11,13 c Muria ^ Bone, Muriate of potash, . c Sulphate of i)otash (hig-h o-rade), . Plats 14, IG, 20, 5 ^ ^ V o fe y c Bone, 54 SO 54 80 400 GOO 400 600 Composition of Fertilizers ?/.< ^ed. Nitrogen. Potash. Phosphoric Acid. Fine-ground bone, .... - Sulphate of potash, .... - - Muriate of potash, .... - - Market Cost of Per Acre. Plats 11, 13, 15, Plats 14, 16, 20, $17 93 19 95. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Massachusetts State Agricultural Experiment Station. [S. l. : s. n. ]
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