Preliminary results on parcelling out nitrogen and potash to potatoes

The effects of nitrogen and potash when applied once or in several parcels to potatoes was compared in a series of experiments carried out in a soil of the glacial type. Nitrogen was applied as Chilean nitrate and potash, as potassium chloride. One, 2, 3, and 4 applications of the two fertilizers were compared in 3 separate experiments each. Results of the tests indicated that there was a small gain in yield when nitrogen was applied 3 or .4 times during the growing period. The increase in yield was substantially greater in one experiment that received heavy rains. Parcelling out the potash did not induce any increase in yield when compared with a single application. No definite difference in the size or type of tubers was noticed between the lots that received the various fertilizer treatments.