Manures and the principles of manuringPart 1 — HISTORICAL INTRODUCTIONReading editionChapter navigation47 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…PRINCIPLES OF MANURINGC. M. AIKMAN, M.A., D.Sc., F.R.S.E., F.I.C.PREFACE.HISTORICAL INTRODUCTIONHISTORICAL INTRODUCTION.Chapter I · FERTILITY OF THE SOIL.APPENDIX TO CHAPTER I.Chapter II · FUNCTIONS PERFORMED BY MANURES.Chapter III · THE POSITION OF NITROGEN IN AGRICULTURE.APPENDIX TO CHAPTER III.Chapter IV · NITRIFICATION.APPENDIX TO CHAPTER IV.Chapter V · THE POSITION OF PHOSPHORIC ACID.APPENDIX TO CHAPTER V.Chapter VI · THE POSITION OF POTASH IN AGRICULTURE.APPENDIX TO CHAPTER VI.Chapter VII · FARMYARD MANUREAPPENDIX TO CHAPTER VII.Chapter VIII · GUANO.APPENDIX TO CHAPTER VIII.Chapter IX · NITRATE OF SODA.APPENDIX TO CHAPTER IX.Chapter X · SULPHATE OF AMMONIA.APPENDIX TO CHAPTER X.Chapter XI · BONESAPPENDIX TO CHAPTER XI.Chapter XII · MINERAL PHOSPHATES.APPENDIX TO CHAPTER XII.Chapter XIII · SUPERPHOSPHATES.APPENDIX TO CHAPTER XIII.Chapter XIV · THOMAS-PHOSPHATE OR BASIC SLAG.APPENDIX TO CHAPTER XIV.Chapter XV · POTASSIC MANURES.Chapter XVI · MINOR ARTIFICIAL MANURES.Chapter XVII · SEWAGE AS A MANURE.Chapter XVIII · LIQUID MANURE.Chapter XIX · COMPOSTS.Chapter XX · INDIRECT MANURES. Lime.Chapter XXI · INDIRECT MANURES—GYPSUM, SALT, ETC.Chapter XXII · THE APPLICATION OF MANURES.Chapter XXIII · MANURING OF THE COMMON FARM CROPS.APPENDIX TO CHAPTER XXIII.Chapter XXIV · ON THE METHOD OF APPLICATION AND ON THE MIXING OF MANURES.Chapter XXV · ON THE VALUATION AND ANALYSIS OF MANURES.APPENDIX TO CHAPTER XXV.Chapter XXVI · THE ROTHAMSTED EXPERIMENTS.INDEX.Previous chapter ←PREFACE.Next chapter →Part 1 — HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION.All chapters and sections (47)Other sectionsPRINCIPLES OF MANURINGC. M. AIKMAN, M.A., D.Sc., F.R.S.E., F.I.C.PREFACE.Part 1 · Other sectionsHISTORICAL INTRODUCTIONHISTORICAL INTRODUCTION.Part 2 · Chapters11233445566Part 3 · Chapters778899101011111212131314141516171819202122232324252526Part 3 · Other sectionsINDEX.MANURES AND THE PRINCIPLES OF MANURING.← PREFACE.HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION. →