. Annual report. Agricultural education. 1904.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT—Xo. 31. 233 Fertilizers used. ,_, Pods j (PerCent.). Vines (PerCent.). Dried blood Sulfate of ammonia, Nitrate of soda The yields on the sulfate of ammonia were slightly greater than where no fertilizer was added to the manure. On the nitrate of soda they were considerably less, and there is no evidence that the latter benefited the crop. Table Beets. — The fertilizers for this crop were applied at the same time and in the same manner as for the peas. As indicated by the yields, the relative s
. Annual report. Agricultural education. 1904.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT—Xo. 31. 233 Fertilizers used. ,_, Pods j (PerCent.). Vines (PerCent.). Dried blood Sulfate of ammonia, Nitrate of soda The yields on the sulfate of ammonia were slightly greater than where no fertilizer was added to the manure. On the nitrate of soda they were considerably less, and there is no evidence that the latter benefited the crop. Table Beets. — The fertilizers for this crop were applied at the same time and in the same manner as for the peas. As indicated by the yields, the relative standing of the differ- ent nitrogen fertilizers for this crop is as follows : — Fertilizers Tops (PerCent.). Dried blood, . Nitrate of soda, Sulfate of ammonia, The fertilizers were apparently moderately beneficial to this crop, but the nitrate of soda stands relatively much lower than in previous years. Tomatoes. — Fertilizers were applied as in the case of gar- den peas. The relative standing of the nitrogen fertilizers, as indicated by the yields (ripe and green fruit and vines), is as follows : — Fertilizers used. Ripe Fruit (PerCent.). Green Fruit (PerCent.). Tops (PerCent.). Sulfate of ammonia, Nitrate of soda, Dried blood, Cucumbers.—The cucumbers on June 30, being put in to replace squashes, which had been killed by too heavy an application of kerosene emulsion. The relative standing of the nitrogen fertilizers, as indicated by the weights of the fruit and vines, is as follows : —. 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 Agricultural College; Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station; Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station. Annual report of the Hatch Experimen
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