. Annual report. Agricultural education. 1896.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT —No. 31. 309 Cost of Fertilizer (1894). Plat 1, bone and muriate of potash (per acre), $ Plat 2, phosphatic slag, muriate of potash and nitrate of soda (per acre), $ 1894. —As the east side of the field was on a higher level than the west side, it was decided to run the crop across the two plats from east to west, to secure as far as practicable corresponding conditions of the layout of the area occupied by the crops. The northern half of the field thus divided (plats 1 and 2) measured one acre, the southern half one a
. Annual report. Agricultural education. 1896.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT —No. 31. 309 Cost of Fertilizer (1894). Plat 1, bone and muriate of potash (per acre), $ Plat 2, phosphatic slag, muriate of potash and nitrate of soda (per acre), $ 1894. —As the east side of the field was on a higher level than the west side, it was decided to run the crop across the two plats from east to west, to secure as far as practicable corresponding conditions of the layout of the area occupied by the crops. The northern half of the field thus divided (plats 1 and 2) measured one acre, the southern half one and nine-tenths acres. Oats and corn (variety Pride of the North) were selected for our observations. The oats were sown broadcast, at the rate of 4 bushels per acre, upon the northern portion of the field, and the corn was planted in rows 3 feet 3 inches apart, with hills 20 inches from each other, upon the southern por- tion, using 12 quarts of seed corn per acre. The area occu- pied by oats amounted to .35 of an acre of Plat 1 and .65 of an acre of Plat 2; while the corn occupied .7 of an acre of Plat 1 and acres of Plat 2. Summary of Yield (1894). [Pounds per Acre.]. Plat 2 (Odorless Phosphate, etc.). Oats, grain, . Oats, straw, . Corn, for ensilage, 876 2,385 20,608 To test the reliability of the results obtained, it was de- cided to repeat the experiments above described upon the same field. The fertilizers were used in the same proportion and in the same quantity per acre; they were applied upon the same portion of the field which had received each kind before. Oats and corn were again selected as crops for the trial. The material change in the experiment consisted in reversing the location of the crops; the corn was planted at. 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 Agri
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