. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California. Plate 14. Fertilized and Unfertilized Wheat at Paso Robles. fertilizer, which occurred March 3d and 4th. By March 12th the resultswere noticeable as far as the plots could be seen, and were commentedupon by visiting farmers. This rapid growth caused the fertilized plotto sufter more when the severe frosts came than did the unfertilizedplot. This IS a frosty locality, but in three seasons out of four fertilizedgrain would escape injury. It is probably fair to estimate the loss
. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California. Plate 14. Fertilized and Unfertilized Wheat at Paso Robles. fertilizer, which occurred March 3d and 4th. By March 12th the resultswere noticeable as far as the plots could be seen, and were commentedupon by visiting farmers. This rapid growth caused the fertilized plotto sufter more when the severe frosts came than did the unfertilizedplot. This IS a frosty locality, but in three seasons out of four fertilizedgrain would escape injury. It is probably fair to estimate the loss byreason of frost at 10 per cent. In ordinary seasons, or in manv otherlocalities m this district, the actual profit from nitrate on such soilsmight easily reach $ and $ per acre on hay and grain, insteadof $ and $ • Y^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ soil).--The plots here were of the same size, oneeighth of an acre; the soil was the light granitic sand on hardpan, whichIS the poor land of the region. It was plowed November 15, 1899and broadcast sown November 18th to White Sonora wheat. January15th It was harrowe
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