. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. 118 POTATOES AND POTATO CULTURE PLOT. Barnyard Manure—15 Cords per Acre. Additional Commer- cial Fertilizer. (Potato Mixture.) Plowed In. Large bush. Small bush. Total bush. Harrowed In. Large Small Total bush, i bush. bush. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 None 750 pounds. 1,500 750 None 750 pounds. 2,000 750 •' None 268 38 306 266 42 365 26 391 361 26 387 36 423 385 33 374 40 414 378 42 264 35 299 252 39 365 31 396 330 38 238 51 289 215 48 380 30 410 333 39 264 28 292 254 33 308 387 418 420 291 368 263 372 287 Total Approximate average. 2,905 315 3,220 2,774 340 32
. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. 118 POTATOES AND POTATO CULTURE PLOT. Barnyard Manure—15 Cords per Acre. Additional Commer- cial Fertilizer. (Potato Mixture.) Plowed In. Large bush. Small bush. Total bush. Harrowed In. Large Small Total bush, i bush. bush. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 None 750 pounds. 1,500 750 None 750 pounds. 2,000 750 •' None 268 38 306 266 42 365 26 391 361 26 387 36 423 385 33 374 40 414 378 42 264 35 299 252 39 365 31 396 330 38 238 51 289 215 48 380 30 410 333 39 264 28 292 254 33 308 387 418 420 291 368 263 372 287 Total Approximate average. 2,905 315 3,220 2,774 340 323 35 358 308 38 3,114 346. Fig. 5.—Red American Wonder, Potato No. 99. Conclusions.—In drawing conclusions from this experiment it is evident that in every instance excepting one, namely, plot 4, the results from plowing under the barnyard manure give a larger yield. Averaging the plots as a whole, the plots plowed under outyielded the others at the rate of 15 bushels per acre of marketable potatoes, or 12 bushels of total, large and 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 New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station. [Hanover, N. H. ] : New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station
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