Chapter XL · (continued 2)
Reading edition
Market Gardens, Pig-manure on, 295
Meadows, Manure for, 271
Night soil, 225-308
Nitrate of Potash, 312
Nitrate of Soda, 134
Nitrate of Soda, Acts Quicker than Ammonia, 313
Nitrate of Soda, as a Top-dressing for Wheat, 270
Nitrate of Soda, Composition of, 312
Nitrate of Soda, for Apple Trees, 314
Nitrate of Soda, for Barley, 243
Nitrate of Soda, for Oats, 252
Nitrate of Soda, for Onions, 294
Nitrate of Soda, for Sugar-Beets, 289
Nitrate of Soda, for Wheat, 159
Nitrate of Soda, How to Apply, 312
Nitric Acid, 341
Nitrogen, Amount per Acre in the Soil, 28-162
Nitrogen, as Manure, 28
Nitrogen, in Soils, 106-226-336-341
Nitrogen, Makes Poor Manure Rich, 246
Nurserymen, Manure for, 297
Oats, Experiments on in Virginia, 253
Oats, Experiments on at Moreton Farm, 254
Oats, Lawes’ and Gilbert’s Experiments on, 252
Oats, Manures for, 252
Oil-cake for Sheep, 76
Onions, Manure for, 294
Peas for Pigs, 17
Pea-straw for Manure, 48
Peat, Composition of, 31
Phosphates, 27
Phosphates, Exhaustion of on Dairy Farms, 101
Phosphates, Soluble in Barn-yard Manure, 72
Phosphoric Acid in Soils, 106-226
Phosphoric Acid, per Acre in Soils, 162
Phosphoric Acid, Retained by the Soil, 219
Phosphoric Acid, Removed from the Farm by Hay, and by Milch Cows, 316
Pig Manure, 43-86
Phosphoric Acid, Composition of, 306
Phosphoric Acid, for Cabbage, 302
Pigs as Manure-Makers for Market Gardeners, 295
Pigs’ Bedding, 31
Pigs’ Bedding, for Enriching Pasture-Land, 304
Pigs’ Bedding, How to Save Manure from, 304
Pigs’ Bedding, Manure from, 301-304
Piling Manure, 97
Plant-food, 21-105
Plant-food, Amount of in an Acre, 24-39
Plant-food, in New and Cultivated Land, 39
Plaster for Indian Corn, 277
Plowing in the Fall, 17
Potash, Amount of in the Soil, 25-329
Potash, as Manure, 329
Potash, as Manure for Wheat, 215
Potash, for Cabbages, 292
Potash, for Potatoes, 255-260
Potash, for Potatoes and Root-Crops, 330
Potash, How to Ascertain when the Soil Needs, 330
Potash, in Nitrate of Potash, 314
Potash, Not a Special Manure for Turnips, 322
Potash, on Grass Land, 273
Potash, our Soils not so likely to be Deficient in, as of Nitrogen and Phosphoric Acid, 330
Potash, Retained by the Soil, 219
Potash, Value of in Artificial Manures, 326
Potatoes, after Root-Crops, 287
Potatoes, Ammonia for, 261
Potatoes, Cost of Raising, 10
Potatoes, Experiments on at Moreton Farm, 259
Potatoes, for Manure, 48
Potatoes, How to Raise a Large Crop, 255
Potatoes, Manures for, 255
Potatoes, Mr. Hunter’s Experiments on in England, 260
Potatoes, on Rich Land, 263
Potatoes, Profits of Using Artificial Manures on, 263
Potatoes, Will Manure Injure, Quality of, 264
Rape-cake, 46
Rape-cake, as Manure for Hops, 274
Roots, Amount of Left in Soil by Different Crops, 164
Root-crops, 17
Rotation of Crops and Manures, 246
Rushmore, J. H., Letter from, 345
Routzahn, H. L., Letter from, 349
Salt as a Manure for Wheat, 270
Salt, Common as Manure for Wheat, 200
Salt, for Mangel-wurzels, 104
Saw-dust for Bedding, 103
Season, a Poor, Profitable for Good Farmers, 213
Season, and Manure for Oats, 253
Season, Influence of on the Growth of Wheat, 210
Season, Profit in Raising Oats in a Poor, 253
Season, Profit in Raising Barley in a Poor, 243
Seasons, Influence on Crops, 21
Seed Growers, Manures for, 296
Sewage, 308
Sheep-Manure, 303-333-339
Sheep-Manure, Composition of, 306
Sheep, vs. Oxen as Manure Makers, 303
Shelton, Prof. E. M., Letter from, 350
Soil, Composition of, 144-150
Soil, Exhaustion of, 23-27-332
Soil, from Earth-closet, 225
Soil, Nitrogen and Phosphoric Acid in, 226
Soil, Plant-food in, 105
Soil, Weight of per Acre, 221
Soils Absorb Ammonia from Atmosphere, 219
Soils, Absorptive Powers of, 217
Sorghum, Manures for, 283
Special Manures, 320
Straw, 26
Straw, Amount of Manure from, 124
Straw, and Chaff for Manure, 200
Straw, for Manures, 48
Straw, on Grain Farms, 118
Straw, Selling, 123
Sturtevant, Dr. E. L., Letter from, 344
Superphosphate, 116
Superphosphate, for Barley, 241
Superphosphate, for Indian Corn, 279
Superphosphate, for Potatoes, 259
Superphosphate, for Private Gardens, 296
Superphosphate, for Turnips, 285-322
Superphosphate, for Wheat, 168-169
Superphosphate, from Bones, Composition of, 319
Superphosphate, from Mineral Phosphates, 320
Superphosphate, How Applied, 320
Superphosphate, on Dairy Farms, 315
Superphosphate, on Grass Land, 273
Superphosphate, Value of as Compared with Bone-Dust, 319
Superphosphate, What Crops Best for, 243
Superphospate of Lime, Doctor Tells How it is Made, 317
Superphosphate of Lime, When First Made in the United States, 324
Surface Application of Manure, 70-268
Swamp-muck, 29
Swamp-muck, Composition of, 31
Swine, see Pigs.
Thomas, J. J., Remarks on the Application of Manures, 269
Tillage is Manure, 32-121-163-225
Tobacco, Manure for, 275
Top dressing with Manure, 269
Turnips, Do They Absorb Nitrogen from the Atmosphere, 250
Turnips, Impoverish the Soil More than Grain, 250
Turnips, Manure for, 285
Turnips, and Wheat, Special Manures for, 321
Urine from Farm Animals Richer than Human, 309
Urine, vs. Solid Manure, 294
Valuation of Fertilizers, 324
Water, Amount Given Off by Plants During Their Growth, 131
Water Equivalent to Manure, 296
Weeds, 15-41-189
Weed-seeds in Manure, 97
Weld, Col. M. C., Letter from, 344
Wheat, Ammonia for, 192
Wheat, Artificial Manures for Should be Drilled in with Seed, 168-169
Wheat, Common Salt as Manure for, 200
Wheat, Crop, Composition of, 26-129-138-340
Wheat, Effect of Manure on, in Poor Season, 213
Wheat, Influence of Season on, 210
Wheat, is it Deteriorating? 189
Wheat, Larger Crops per Acre, 122
Wheat, Lawes’ and Gilbert’s Experiments on, 140-170-333
Wheat, Manures for, 167
Wheat, Mr. Lawes’ Experiments on, 122
Wheat, Nitrogen as Manure for, 141
Wheat, Plant-food in, 101
Wheat, Potash as Manure for, 215
Wheat, Straw and Chaff as a Manure for, 200
Wheat, Summer Fallowing for, 35-168
Wheat, the 20th Crop on Same Land, 213
Wheat, Top-dressing for, 270
Wheat, vs. Corn, Comparative Yield of, 276
Wheat, Well-rotted Manure for, 267
Wheat, Why Our Crops are so Poor, 214
Wheat, Yield per Acre, 11
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TABLE 1.—MANURES AND PRODUCE; 1ST SEASON, 1843-4. MANURES AND SEED (OLD RED LAMMAS) SOWN AUTUMN 1843.
Manures Produce
FM Farmyard Manure. FMA Farmyard Manure Ashes.1 SiP Silicate of Potass.2 PhP Phosphate of Potass.3 PhS Phosphate of Soda.3 PhM Phosphate of Magnesia.3 SPL Superphosphate of Lime.3 SAm Sulphate of Ammonia. RC Rape Cake. Wt/Bu. Weight per Bushel. OC Offal Corn.5 C Corn. TC Total Corn. S&C Straw and Chaff. TP Total Produce. TP Total Produce (Corn and Straw). C100 Corn to 100 Straw.
P l o t s. Manures per Acre. Produce per Acre, etc. Increase per Acre by Manure.
Dressed corn.
FM FMA SiP PhP PhS PhM SPL SA RC Quantity5 Wt/Bu. OC TC S&C TP C&S C S&C TP C100
Tons. Cwts. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. Bush. Pks. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs.
0 Mixture of the residue of most of the other manures. .. 19 3¾ 58.5 61 1228 1436 2664 305 316 621 85.5
1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 700 .. 154 16 3 59.0 52 1040 1203 2243 117 83 200 86.4
2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 1¾ 59.3 64 1276 1476 2752 353 356 709 86.4
3 Unmanured. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 0 58.5 46 923 1120 2043 .. .. .. 82.4
4 .. 321 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 2¼ 58.0 44 888 1104 1992 -35 -16 -51 80.4
5 .. .. .. .. .. .. 700 .. .. 15 2¼ 58.3 48 956 1116 2072 33 -4 29 85.6
6 .. .. .. .. .. 420 350 .. .. 15 1 60.0 48 964 1100 2064 41 -20 21 87.6
7 .. .. .. .. 325 .. 350 .. .. 15 2 60.3 49 984 1172 2156 61 52 113 84.0
8 .. .. .. 375 .. .. 350 .. .. 15 0¾ 61.3 49 980 1160 2140 57 40 97 84.5
9 .. .. .. .. .. .. 630 .. .. 19 2¼ 62.3 54 1280 1368 2048 357 248 605 93.5
10 .. .. 220 .. .. .. 560 .. .. 15 1¾ 62.0 50 1008 1112 2120 85 -8 77 90.6
11 .. .. .. .. .. .. 350 .. 308 17 0¾ 61.8 56 1116 1200 2316 193 80 273 93.0
12 .. .. .. .. 162½ 210 350 .. .. 15 2 61.5 50 1004 1116 2120 81 -4 77 90.0
13 .. .. .. 187½ .. 210 350 .. .. 16 1¼ 62.5 54 1072 1204 2276 149 84 233 89.0
14 .. .. 275 .. .. 210 350 .. .. 15 3 61.3 51 1016 1176 2192 93 56 149 86.4
15 .. .. 110 150 .. 168 350 .. .. 16 3¼ 62.0 58 1096 1240 2336 173 120 293 88.4
16 .. .. 110 .. .. .. 350 .. .. 19 3¼ 62.5 65 1304 1480 2784 381 360 741 88.1
17 .. .. 110 .. .. .. 3504 .. .. 18 3¾ 62.3 62 1240 1422 2662 317 302 619 87.2
18 .. .. 110 .. .. .. 350 .. 154 20 3¾ 62.0 63 1368 1768 3136 415 618 1093 77.4
19 .. .. 110 .. .. 105 350 .. .. 24 1¼ 61.8 79 1580 1772 3352 657 652 1309 89.2
20 Unmanured. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
21 Mixture of the residue of most of the other manures. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
22 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
TABLE II.—MANURES AND PRODUCE; 2ND SEASON, 1845. MANURES AND SEED (OLD RED LAMMAS) SOWN MARCH 1845.
Manures Produce
FM Farmyard Manure. SiP Silicate of Potass.1 PhP Phosphate of Potass.2 SPL Superphosphate of Lime.2 B-A Bone-ash. MAc Muriatic Acid. G Guano. SAm Sulphate of Ammonia. MAm Muriate of Ammonia. CAm Carbonate of Ammonia. RC Rape Cake. T Tapioca. Wt/Bu. Weight per Bushel. OC Offal Corn.5 C Corn. TC Total Corn. S&C Straw and Chaff. TP/C&S Total Produce (Corn and Straw). TP Total Produce. OC/100 Offal Corn to 100 Dressed. C100 Corn to 100 Straw.
P l o t s. Manures per Acre. Produce per Acre, etc. Increase per Acre by Manure.
Dressed corn.
FM SiP PhP SPL B-A MAc G SAm MAm CAm RC T Quantity5 Wt/Bu. OC TC S&C TP C&S C S&C TP OC 100 C100
Tons. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. Bush. Pks. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs.
0 Mixture of the residue of most of the other manures. .. .. .. 32 0 56.5 159 1967 3977 5944 526 1265 1791 10.9 49.5
1 .. 112 .. .. .. .. .. 224 .. .. 560 .. 26 1¼ 54.8 248 1689 3699 5388 248 987 1235 17.3 45.7
2 14 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 0 56.8 151 1967 3915 5882 526 1203 1729 8.9 50.2
3 Unmanured. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 0¾ 56.5 131 1441 2712 4153 .. .. .. 8.7 53.1
4 .. .. .. .. 112 112 .. 112 .. .. .. .. 29 2½ 58.0 161 1879 3663 5542 438 951 1389 9.4 51.3
54{1 Unmanured. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 2¼ 57.5 134 1431 2684 4115 -10 -28 -38 10.1 53.3
{2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2523 .. .. 26 3¾ 57.3 190 1732 3599 5331 291 887 1178 14.2 48.1
6 .. .. .. 112 .. .. .. 112 .. .. 560 .. 28 2¾ 57.8 214 1871 3644 5515 430 932 1362 14.1 57.3
7 .. .. .. 112 .. .. .. 112 .. .. .. 560 26 2¾ 57.0 161 1682 3243 4925 241 531 772 11.3 51.9
8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 112 .. .. 560 .. 27 0½ 56.3 164 1716 3663 5379 275 951 1226 14.0 46.9
9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1685 1665 .. .. .. 33 1½ 58.3 187 2131 4058 6189 690 1346 2036 10.2 52.5
10 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1686 1686 .. .. .. 31 3¼ 56.3 191 1980 4266 6216 539 1554 2093 12.3 46.4
11 .. .. .. 280 .. .. .. 224 .. .. 560 .. 30 3 56.0 158 1880 4101 5981 439 1392 1831 11.3 45.8
12 .. .. 280 .. .. .. .. 224 .. .. .. .. 28 2¼ 55.8 264 1842 4134 5976 401 1422 1823 17.8 44.5
13 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3367 .. .. .. .. .. 25 0 56.3 152 1558 3355 4913 117 643 760 12.0 46.4
14 .. .. .. .. .. .. 6728 .. .. .. .. .. 27 1 57.5 176 1743 3696 5439 302 981 1286 16.2 47.1
15 .. .. .. .. 224 224 .. 224 .. .. .. .. 32 3¾ 57.3 209 2103 4044 6147 662 1332 1994 11.8 52.0
16 .. .. .. 224 .. .. .. 56 56 .. 560 .. 32 2¼ 56.3 182 2028 4191 6219 587 1479 2066 11.1 48.4
17 .. .. .. 224 .. .. .. 112 112 .. 280 .. 32 0¾ 55.8 299 2093 3826 5919 652 1114 1766 15.2 54.7
18 .. .. .. 336 .. .. .. 112 112 .. .. .. 33 1¼ 56.5 180 2948 3819 3867 607 1107 1714 11.2 53.6
19 .. .. .. .. 112 112 .. 112 .. .. 390 .. 34 3 57.0 133 2114 4215 6329 673 1503 2176 9.1 50.2
20 Unmanured. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 2¾ 56.0 113 1495 3104 4599 54 392 446 9.7 48.2
21} Mixture of the residue of most of the other manures. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
22} .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
TABLE III.—MANURES AND PRODUCE; 3RD SEASON, 1845-6. MANURES AND SEED (OLD RED LAMMAS), SOWN AUTUMN, 1845.
Manures Produce
FM Farmyard Manure. A3W Ash from 3 loads (3,888 lbs.) Wheat-straw. LWM Liebig’s Wheat-manure. PG Peruvian Guano. SiP Silicate of Potass.1 P-A Pearl-ash. S-A Soda-ash. MLS Magnesian Lime-stone. SPL Superphosphate of Lime. B-A Bone-ash. SAc Sulphuric Acid (Sp. gr. 1-7.) MAc Muriatic Acid. SAm Sulphate of Ammonia. MAm Muriate of Ammonia. RC Rape-Cake. Wt/Bu. Weight per Bushel. OC Offal Corn. TC Total Corn. S&C Straw and Chaff. TP Total Produce (Corn and Straw). C Corn. TP Total Produce. OCD Offal Corn to 100 Dressed. C100 Corn to 100 Straw.
P l o t s. Manures per Acre. Produce per Acre, etc. Increase per Acre by Manure.
SPL Dressed corn.
FM A3W LWM PG SiP P-A S-A MLS B-A SAc MAc SAm MAm RC Quantity Wt/Bu. OC TC S&C TP C&S C S&C TP OC 100 C100
Tons. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. Bush. Pks. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs.
0 .. .. .. 336 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 1¾ 62.3 134 1906 2561 4467 699 1048 1747 7.3 74.4
1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 224 .. .. .. .. .. 22 0¾ 62.6 120 1509 1953 3462 302 440 742 8.1 77.3
2 14 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 0¾ 63.0 113 1826 2454 4280 619 941 1560 6.6 74.4
3 Unmanured. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 3¾ 63.8 64 1207 1513 2720 .. .. .. 7.4 79.7
4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 224 .. 224 224 .. .. 25 3¾ 63.5 130 1777 2390 4167 570 877 1447 7.8 74.3
5a{1 ..} Straw Ash. {.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 0½ 63.7 87 1305 1541 2846 98 28 126 .. 84.6
{2 ..}{.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2241 .. .. 27 0 63.0 126 1827 2309 4136 620 796 1416 .. 79.1
5b{1 ..}{.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 448 23 2½ 63.4 100 1598 1721 3319 391 208 599 .. 92.8
{2 ..}{.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2241 .. 448 30 0¾ 63.3 165 2076 2901 4977 869 1388 2257 .. 71.6
6a .. .. 448 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 1½ 63.7 102 1400 1676 3076 193 163 356 7.0 83.6
6b .. .. 448 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 112 112 .. 29 0¾ 63.5 114 1967 2571 4538 760 1058 1818 5.3 76.5
7a .. .. 448 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 448 22 3¼ 63.0 97 1534 1968 3502 327 405 732 6.8 77.9
7b .. .. 448 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 112 112 448 31 3 63.4 150 2163 3007 5170 956 1494 2450 7.5 72.6
8a .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 224 .. .. .. .. 448 22 3¾ 63.5 101 1549 1963 3512 342 450 792 7.1 78.9
8b .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 224 .. .. 112 112 .. 29 0¾ 63.6 132 1988 2575 4563 781 1062 1843 7.2 77.2
9a .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 448 23 2¾ 63.0 122 1614 2033 3647 407 520 927 7.9 79.4
9b .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 224 .. 448 28 3½ 63.3 114 1942 2603 4545 735 1090 1825 7.0 74.6
10a .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 224 .. .. 27 1½ 63.6 109 1850 2244 4094 643 731 1374 6.4 82.4
10b Unmanured. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 2½ 63.8 92 1216 1455 2671 9 -58 -49 7.8 83.6
11a .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 224 224 .. .. .. 448 23 1¾ 63.3 145 1628 2133 3761 421 620 1041 9.8 76.3
11b .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 224 224 .. 112 112 .. 30 0¼ 63.2 155 2055 2715 4770 848 1202 2050 6.1 75.7
12a .. .. .. .. .. .. 180 .. 224 224 .. .. .. 448 24 1½ 63.0 125 1661 2163 3824 454 650 1104 7.9 76.8
12b .. .. .. .. .. .. 180 .. 224 224 .. 112 112 .. 28 2¾ 63.4 136 1955 2554 4509 748 1041 1789 7.4 76.5
13a .. .. .. .. .. 200 .. .. 224 224 .. .. .. 448 24 0 63.5 136 1660 2327 3987 453 814 1267 9.1 71.3
13b .. .. .. .. .. 200 .. .. 224 224 .. 112 112 .. 29 1¾ 63.2 138 1998 2755 4753 791 1242 2033 7.3 72.5
14a .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 84 224 224 .. .. .. 448 23 2½ 63.0 117 1605 2031 3636 398 518 916 7.7 79.0
14b .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 84 224 224 .. 112 112 .. 26 2½ 63.4 124 1812 2534 4356 605 1021 1626 7.4 71.5
15a .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 224 .. 224 224 .. 448 31 1¾ 62.5 147 2112 2936 5048 905 1423 2328 7.5 71.9
15b .. .. .. .. 224 .. .. .. 224 .. 224 224 .. 448 27 2¾ 63.0 117 1861 2513 4374 654 1000 1654 5.9 74.0
16a .. .. .. .. .. 67 60 84 224 224 .. .. .. 448 23 3 62.5 108 1592 2967 3659 385 554 939 7.0 77.0
16b .. .. .. .. .. 67 60 84 224 224 .. 224 .. 448 30 1 62.7 122 2019 2836 4855 812 1323 2135 6.6 71.2
17a .. .. .. .. .. 67 60 84 224 224 .. 112 11 448 33 2¾ 62.8 129 2241 3278 5519 1034 1765 2799 5.8 68.3
17b .. .. .. .. .. 67 60 84 224 224 .. 224 .. .. 30 2 63.0 113 2034 2784 4818 827 1271 2098 5.9 73.0
18a .. .. .. .. .. 67 60 84 224 224 .. 112 11 .. 31 0 62.8 103 2048 2838 4886 841 1325 2166 5.1 72.2
18b .. .. .. .. .. 67 60 84 224 224 .. .. .. .. 21 1 62.0 157 1474 1893 3367 267 380 647 6.6 77.1
19 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 112 .. 112 112 .. 448 28 3 62.0 107 1889 2425 4314 682 912 1594 5.8 77.9
20} Mixture of the residue of most of the other manures. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
21}.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
22}.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
TABLE IV.—MANURES AND PRODUCE; 4TH SEASON, 1846-7. MANURES AND SEED (OLD RED LAMMAS), SOWN END OF OCTOBER, 1846.
Manures Produce
FM Farm-yard Manure. PG Peruvian Guano. SPL Superphosphate of Lime. B-A Bone-ash. SAc Sulphuric Acid (Sp. gr. 1-7.) MAc Muriatic Acid. SAm Sulphate of Ammonia. MAm Muriate of Ammonia. R Rice. Wt/Bu. Weight per Bushel. OC Offal Corn. TC Total Corn. S&C Straw and Chaff. TP/C&S Total Produce (Corn and Straw.) C Corn. TP Total Produce. OCD Offal Corn to 100 Dressed. C100 Corn to 100 Straw.
P l o t s. Manures per Acre. Produce per Acre, etc. Increase per Acre by Manure.
SPL Dressed corn.
FM PG B-A SAc MAc SAm MAm R Quantity Wt/Bu. OC TC S&C TP C&S C S&C TP OC 100 C100
Tons. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. Bush. Pks. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs.
0 .. 500 .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 2¾ 61.1 156 2031 3277 5308 908 1375 2283 8.2 61.9
1 .. .. 200 .. 200 350 50 .. 32 1 61.2 147 2119 3735 5854 996 1833 2829 7.2 56.7
2 14 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 3¾ 62.3 117 1981 3628 5609 858 1726 2584 6.2 54.6
3 Unmanured. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 3½ 61.0 95 1123 1902 3025 .. .. .. 8.9 59.0
4 .. .. 200 .. 200 300 .. .. 27 1¾ 61.9 82 1780 2948 4728 657 1046 1703 4.7 60.3
5a .. .. 200 200 .. 150 150 .. 29 0 61.8 130 1921 3412 5333 798 1510 2309 7.1 56.3
5b .. .. 200 200 .. 150 150 500 32 2 61.4 136 2132 3721 5853 1009 1819 2827 6.6 57.2
6a .. .. .. .. .. 150 150 .. 24 3¼ 62.1 122 1663 2786 4449 540 884 1124 7.8 59.6
6b .. .. .. .. .. 150 150 .. 24 1¾ 61.6 127 1632 2803 4435 509 901 1410 8.2 58.2
7a .. .. .. .. .. 150 150 .. 27 3¼ 61.7 118 1834 3151 4985 711 1249 1960 6.8 58.2
7b .. .. .. .. .. 150 150 .. 25 1¼ 61.5 125 1682 2953 4635 559 1051 1610 7.9 56.9
8a .. .. 200 200 .. 150 150 500 32 1¾ 62.1 102 2115 3683 5798 992 1781 2773 5.5 57.4
8b .. .. 200 200 .. 200 200 .. 30 3 61.7 123 2020 3720 5740 897 1818 2715 6.5 54.3
9a{1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2240 22 3 62.5 .. 1477 2506 3983 228 604 .. .. 53.9
{2 .. .. .. .. .. 150 150 .. 26 2 61.0 .. 1755 3052 4807 632 1150 .. .. 57.5
9b .. .. .. .. .. 150 150 .. 26 0 61.3 123 1717 2858 4575 594 956 1550 .. 60.1
10a .. .. .. .. .. 150 150 .. 25 3 61.5 118 1702 2891 4593 579 989 1568 7.3 58.8
10b .. .. .. .. .. 150 150 .. 25 2¾ 61.2 133 1705 2874 4579 582 972 1554 8.2 59.3
11a .. .. 100 100 .. 150 150 .. 30 3½ 61.6 142 2044 3517 5561 921 1615 2536 6.3 59.5
11b .. .. 100 100 .. 150 150 .. 29 1¾ 61.8 123 1941 3203 5144 818 1301 2119 6.7 60.6
12a .. .. 100 100 .. 150 150 .. 29 2 62.0 124 1953 3452 5405 830 1550 2380 6.6 57.1
12b .. .. 100 100 .. 150 150 .. 27 0½ 61.8 121 1796 3124 4920 673 1222 1895 7.1 57.4
13a .. .. 100 100 .. 150 150 .. 20 2½ 62.5 108 1959 3306 5265 836 1404 2240 5.5 57.3
13b .. .. 100 100 .. 150 150 .. 27 1¼ 62.3 96 1801 3171 4972 678 1269 1947 5.3 56.7
14a .. .. 100 100 .. 150 150 .. 28 0¾ 62.8 175 1944 3362 5306 821 1460 2281 9.7 59.5
14b .. .. 100 100 .. 150 150 .. 26 3¾ 62.8 166 1856 3006 4862 733 1104 1837 9.8 61.7
15a .. .. 200 .. 200 300 .. 500 32 3 63.0 151 2214 3876 6090 1091 1974 3065 7.2 57.1
15b .. .. 200 .. 200 300 .. 500 32 0 62.6 137 2140 3617 5757 1017 1715 2732 6.6 59.1
16a .. .. 100 100 .. 150 150 .. 29 1¼ 62.3 132 1959 3417 5376 836 1515 2351 6.9 57.3
16b .. .. 100 100 .. 150 150 .. 34 2¼ 62.6 119 2283 4012 6295 1160 2110 3270 5.2 56.9
17a .. .. 100 100 .. 150 150 .. 33 3 62.3 119 2222 4027 6249 1099 2125 3224 5.6 55.1
17b .. .. 100 100 .. 200 200 .. 35 1¼ 62.0 117 2314 4261 6575 1191 2359 3550 6.4 54.3
18a .. .. 100 100 .. 150 150 .. 32 0¾ 62.7 142 2160 3852 6012 1037 1950 2987 6.9 56.0
18b .. .. 100 100 .. 150 150 .. 29 1½ 62.9 181 2029 4164 6193 906 2262 3168 9.7 48.7
19 .. .. 100 .. 100 300 .. 500 32 3 62.8 140 2195 4202 6397 1072 2300 3372 6.7 52.2
20 Unmanured. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 0¾ 62.5 70 1332 2074 3406 209 172 381 4.9 64.2
21} Mixture of the residue of most of the other manures. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
22}
TABLE V.—MANURES AND PRODUCE; 5TH SEASON, 1847-8. MANURES AND SEED (OLD RED LAMMAS) SOWN AUTUMN, 1847.
Manures Produce
FM Farm-yard Manure. P-A Pearl-ash. S-A Soda-ash. SMg Sulphate of Magnesia. SPL Superphosphate of Lime. B-A Bone-ash. SAc Sulphuric Acid (Sp. gr. 1.7.) MAc Muriatic Acid. SAm Sulphate of Ammonia. MAm Muriate of Ammonia. RC Rape-Cake. Wt/Bu. Weight per Bushel. OC Offal Corn. TC Total Corn. S&C Straw and Chaff. TP/C&S Total Produce (Corn and Straw.) C Corn. TP Total Produce. OCD Offal Corn to 100 Dressed. C100 Corn to 100 Straw.
P l o t s. Manures per Acre. Produce per Acre, etc. Increase per Acre by Manure.
SPL Dressed corn.
FM P-A S-A SMg SPL B-A SAc MAc SAm MAm RC Quantity Wt/Bu. OC TC S&C TP C&S C S&C TP OC 100 C100
Tons. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. Bush. Pks. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs.
0 .. .. .. .. 2240 .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 0¾ 53.4 138 1259 2074 3333 307 362 669 13.4 60.7
1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 0¾ 59.6 160 1124 1735 2859 172 23 195 16.3 64.7
2 14 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 2¾ 58.2 210 1705 3041 4746 753 1329 2082 13.8 56.0
3 Unmanured. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 3 57.3 106 952 1712 2664 .. .. .. 12.1 55.6
4 .. .. .. .. .. 200 .. 200 300 .. .. 24 0½ 58.5 172 1583 2713 4296 631 1001 1632 12.0 58.3
5a .. 300 200 100 .. 200 150 .. 250 250 .. 29 3½ 59.2 144 1911 3266 5177 959 1554 2513 7.9 58.5
5b .. 300 200 100 .. 200 150 .. 200 200 500 39 3½ 59.1 107 1932 3533 5465 980 1821 2801 5.8 57.5
6a .. .. .. .. .. 400 300 .. 200 200 .. 24 3¼ 58.8 214 1672 2878 4550 720 1166 1886 14.6 58.0
6b .. .. .. .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 26 3 56.9 216 1737 2968 4705 785 1256 2041 14.0 58.5
7a .. .. .. .. .. 400 300 .. 150 150 500 30 3¼ 59.4 106 1936 3088 5024 984 1376 2360 5.7 62.6
7b .. .. .. .. .. 200 150 .. 150 150 500 29 3¼ 59.6 187 1963 3413 5376 1011 1701 2712 10.3 57.5
8a .. 300 200 100 .. 200 150 .. .. .. .. 19 3 56.2 154 1263 2317 3580 311 605 916 13.6 54.5
8b .. 300 200 100 .. 200 150 .. .. .. .. 19 0¾ 59.4 127 1267 2148 3415 315 436 751 11.1 58.8
9a .. .. .. .. .. 200 150 .. .. .. .. 18 2½ 56.7 125 1181 1945 3126 229 233 462 11.6 60.7
9b .. .. .. .. .. 200 150 .. 150 150 .. 25 0¼ 53.3 208 1669 2918 4587 717 1206 1923 13.9 57.1
10a .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 150 .. 19 1 58.1 215 1334 2367 3701 382 655 1037 19.0 56.3
10b .. 300 200 100 .. 200 150 .. 150 150 .. 25 0¼ 57.8 155 1604 2926 4530 652 1214 1866 10.6 54.8
11a .. .. .. .. .. 200 150 .. 150 150 500 29 1½ 59.6 233 1984 3274 5258 1032 1562 2594 13.1 60.6
11b .. .. .. .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 24 3 57.9 207 1641 2898 4539 689 1186 1875 14.1 56.4
12a .. 300 .. .. .. 200 150 .. 150 150 500 29 3 59.3 174 1938 3390 5328 986 1678 2664 9.3 57.2
12b .. 300 .. .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 26 0¾ 59.2 167 1717 2880 4597 765 1168 1933 10.7 59.6
13a .. 300 .. .. .. 200 150 .. 150 150 500 29 1½ 57.9 253 1955 3290 5245 1003 1578 2581 14.7 59.4
13b .. 300 .. .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 25 3¼ 58.4 224 1730 3072 4802 778 1360 2138 14.6 56.3
14a .. 300 .. .. .. 200 150 .. 150 150 500 28 0¼ 58.8 184 1834 3257 5091 882 1545 2427 11.1 56.3
14b .. 300 .. .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 25 2½ 58.5 227 1726 2897 4623 774 1185 1959 15.1 59.5
15a .. 300 200 100 .. 200 .. 200 300 .. .. 22 3½ 58.1 242 1571 2937 4508 619 1225 1844 18.1 53.4
15b .. 300 200 100 .. 200 .. 200 300 .. .. 24 2¾ 56.9 202 1607 3016 4623 655 1304 1959 14.1 53.2
16a .. 300 200 100 .. 200 150 .. 150 150 500 29 3¼ 60.0 184 1973 3115 5088 1021 1403 2424 10.2 63.3
16b .. 300 200 100 .. 200 150 .. 150 150 500 30 1¾ 58.4 171 1948 3380 5328 996 1668 2664 9.4 57.6
17a .. 300 200 100 .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 27 2½ 59.7 285 1933 3296 5229 981 1584 2565 17.0 58.6
17b .. 300 200 100 .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 28 3½ 59.7 222 1946 3324 5270 994 1612 2606 12.6 58.5
18a .. 300 200 100 .. 200 150 .. 150 150 .. 26 3 59.2 150 1734 2935 4669 782 1223 2005 9.2 59.0
18b .. 300 200 100 .. 200 150 .. 150 150 .. 26 2¾ 59.6 215 1804 3056 4860 852 1344 2196 13.3 58.7
19 .. .. .. .. .. 200 .. 200 300 .. 500 29 1¾ 56.2 185 1838 3295 5133 886 1583 2469 10.4 55.7
20 Unmanured. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 0½ 58.3 111 1050 1721 2771 98 9 107 11.3 61.0
21} .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
22}
TABLE VI.—MANURES AND PRODUCE; 6TH SEASON, 1848-9. MANURES AND SEED (RED CLUSTER), SOWN AUTUMN, 1848.
Manures Produce
FM Farm-yard Manure. P-A Pearl-ash. S-A Soda-ash. SMg Sulphate of Magnesia. SPL Superphosphate of Lime. B-A Bone-ash. SAc Sulphuric Acid. (Sp. gr. 1.7) MAc Muriatic Acid. SAm Sulphate of Ammonia. MAm Muriate of Ammonia. RC Rape-cake. Wt/Bu. Weight per Bushel. OC Offal Corn. TC Total Corn. S&C Straw and Chaff. TP/C&S Total Produce (Corn and Straw.) C Corn. TP Total Produce. OCD Offal Corn to 100 Dressed. C100 Corn to 100 Straw.
P l o t s. Manures per Acre. Produce per Acre, etc. Increase per Acre by Manure.
SPL Dressed corn.
FM P-A S-A SMg B-A SAc MAc SAm MAm RC Quantity Wt/Bu. OC TC S&C TP C&S C S&C TP OC 100 C100
Tons. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. Bush. Pks. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs.
0 .. .. .. .. 600 450 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1 .. 600 400 200 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
2 14 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 0 63.8 107 2068 3029 5097 839 1415 2254 4.7 68.3
3 Unmanured. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 1 61.4 47 1229 1614 2843 .. .. .. 3.9 76.1
4 .. .. .. .. 200 .. 200 300 .. .. 30 0 63.0 110 2063 2645 4708 834 1031 1865 5.6 78.0
5a .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 250 250 .. 37 1¼ 63.1 89 2446 3589 6035 1217 1975 3192 3.7 68.1
5b .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 500 39 3½ 63.4 97 2651 3824 6475 1422 2210 3632 5.0 69.3
6a .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 36 1½ 63.0 117 2410 3072 5482 1181 1458 2639 5.1 78.4
6b .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 37 3¾ 63.0 94 2484 3516 6000 1255 1902 3157 3.9 70.6
7a .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 38 2¼ 63.1 137 2576 3584 6160 1347 1970 3317 5.6 71.9
7b .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 37 3¾ 62.9 141 2531 3396 5927 1302 1782 3084 5.9 74.5
8a Unmanured. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 3 61.7 76 1481 1815 3296 252 201 453 5.3 81.6
8b .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2000 31 2½ 63.0 85 2080 3166 5246 851 1552 2403 4.3 65.7
9a .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2000 30 2¾ 62.8 111 2035 2683 4718 806 1069 1875 5.8 75.8
9b Unmanured. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 1½ 62.3 80 1475 1810 3285 246 196 432 5.7 81.5
10a .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 .. 32 2¼ 62.3 112 2141 2851 4992 912 1237 2149 5.5 75.1
10b .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 .. 32 1¼ 63.3 110 2157 2960 5117 928 1346 2274 5.3 72.9
11a .. .. .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 35 0½ 62.6 121 2317 2892 5209 1088 1278 2366 5.6 80.1
11b .. .. .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 32 1¼ 63.0 112 2149 2942 5091 920 1328 2248 5.5 73.0
12a .. 300 .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 35 3¼ 64.3 93 2396 3371 5767 1167 1757 2924 4.1 71.1
12b .. 300 .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 34 1¼ 64.3 71 2277 3300 5577 1048 1687 2735 3.2 69.0
13a .. 300 .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 34 3¾ 64.1 101 2340 3236 5576 1111 1622 2733 4.5 72.3
13b .. 300 .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 34 2¼ 64.1 129 2346 3246 5592 1117 1632 2749 5.8 72.3
14a .. 300 .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 34 1½ 64.3 56 2266 3211 5477 1037 1597 2634 2.5 70.6
14b .. 300 .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 31 1¼ 64.3 112 2123 3218 5341 894 1604 2498 5.5 66.0
15a .. 300 200 100 200 .. 200 300 .. .. 31 3¼ 64.2 65 2109 3038 5147 880 1424 2304 3.2 69.4
15b .. 300 200 100 200 .. 200 300 .. 500 30 0¾ 64.1 68 2005 3262 5267 776 1648 2424 3.5 61.5
16a .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 33 1½ 64.5 101 2254 3384 5638 1025 1770 2795 4.7 66.6
16b .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 33 3¾ 64.6 75 2268 3559 5827 1039 1945 2984 3.4 63.7
17a .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 34 1 64.3 111 2316 3891 6207 1087 2277 3364 5.1 59.4
17b .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 33 1½ 64.4 112 2259 3858 6117 1030 2244 3274 5.2 58.5
18a .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 32 1¼ 64.0 93 2163 3592 5755 934 1978 2912 4.5 60.2
18b .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 33 2¼ 64.0 95 2243 3779 6022 1014 2165 3179 4.4 59.3
19 .. .. .. .. 200 .. 200 300 .. 500 29 2¼ 63.9 102 1994 3270 5264 765 1656 2421 5.4 61.0
20 Unmanured. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
21} Mixture of the residue of most of the other manures. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
22}
TABLE VII.—MANURES AND PRODUCE; 7TH SEASON, 1849-50. AFTER THE HARVEST OF 1849 THE FIELD WAS TILE-DRAINED IN EVERY ALTERNATE FURROW, 2 TO 3 FEET DEEP. MANURES AND SEED (RED CLUSTER), SOWN IN AUTUMN, 1849.
Manures Produce
FM Farm-yard Manure. P-A Pearl-ash. S-A Soda-ash. SMg Sulphate of Magnesia. SPL Superphosphate of Lime. B-A Bone-ash. SAc Sulphuric Acid. (Sp. gr. 1.7) MAc Muriatic Acid. SAm Sulphate of Ammonia. MAm Muriate of Ammonia. RC Rape-cake. Wt/Bu. Weight per Bushel. OC Offal Corn. TC Total Corn. S&C Straw and Chaff. TP/C&S Total Produce (Corn and Straw.) C Corn. TP Total Produce. OCD Offal Corn to 100 Dressed. C100 Corn to 100 Straw.
P l o t s. Manures per Acre. Produce per Acre, etc. Increase per Acre by Manure.
SPL Dressed corn.
FM P-A S-A SMg B-A SAc MAc SAm MAm RC Quantity Wt/Bu. OC TC S&C TP C&S C S&C TP OC 100 C100
Tons. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. Bush. Pks. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs.
0 .. .. .. .. 600 450 .. .. .. .. 19 1½ 60.8 42 1220 2037 3257 218 318 536 3.5 59.9
1 .. 600 400 200 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
2 14 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 2 61.9 98 1861 3245 5106 859 1526 2385 5.4 57.3
3 Unmanured. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 3¼ 60.6 44 1002 1719 2721 .. .. .. 4.5 58.2
4 .. .. .. .. 200 .. 200 300 .. .. 27 3 61.2 87 1785 3312 5097 783 1593 2376 5.1 53.9
5a .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 250 250 .. 29 3½ 60.4 171 1974 4504 6478 972 2785 3757 9.5 43.8
5b .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 250 250 .. 30 3 60.4 160 2018 4379 6397 1016 2660 3676 8.6 46.1
6a .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 30 0½ 61.1 119 1960 3927 5887 958 2208 3166 6.3 49.9
6b .. *00 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 29 3½ 61.3 148 1980 3959 5939 978 2240 3218 8.0 50.0
7a .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 500 32 1 61.0 167 2134 4485 6619 1132 2766 3898 8.4 47.9
7b .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 500 32 0¼ 61.2 150 2112 4280 6392 1110 2561 3671 7.6 49.4
8a .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 .. 28 3 61.1 101 1856 3407 5263 854 1688 2542 5.5 54.5
8b .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 .. 30 1 61.0 103 1948 3591 5539 946 1872 2818 5.6 54.2
9a .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 .. 30 1½ 60.4 118 1951 3550 5501 949 1831 2780 6.3 55.0
9b .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 .. 27 2¾ 60.8 80 1762 3165 4927 760 1446 2206 4.7 55.7
10a .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 .. 26 3¾ 60.2 100 1721 3089 4810 719 1370 2089 6.1 55.7
10b .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. .. .. .. 17 3¾ 61.1 76 1171 1949 3120 169 230 399 6.8 60.1
11a .. .. .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 30 3¼ 61.0 121 2001 3806 5807 999 2087 3086 6.4 52.6
11b .. .. .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 29 1½ 61.1 145 1940 3741 5681 938 2022 2960 8.0 51.9
12a .. 300 .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 29 3¾ 61.5 94 1935 3921 5856 933 2202 3135 5.1 49.4
12b .. 300 .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 30 3¾ 61.4 115 2013 3905 5918 1011 2186 3197 5.9 51.5
13a .. 300 .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 31 3¾ 60.2 105 2027 4026 6053 1025 2307 3332 5.4 50.3
13b .. 300 .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 30 1½ 61.0 111 1964 4008 5972 962 2289 3251 6.0 49.0
14a .. 300 .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 31 1¾ 61.1 102 2023 4052 6075 1021 2333 3354 5.3 49.9
14b .. 300 .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 31 1½ 61.5 65 1995 4015 6010 993 2296 3289 3.2 49.7
15a .. 300 200 100 200 .. 200 300 .. .. 26 0¼ 61.5 90 1693 3321 5014 691 1602 2293 5.7 51.0
15b .. 300 200 100 200 .. 200 300 .. 500 30 3½ 61.0 59 1942 3926 5868 940 2207 3147 3.0 49.5
16a .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 33 2½ 60.3 108 2134 5103 7237 1132 3384 4516 5.3 41.8
16b .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 33 3 60.4 122 2159 4615 6774 1157 2896 4053 6.0 46.8
17a .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 31 1 61.2 73 1985 4126 6111 983 2407 3390 3.8 48.1
17b .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 29 2½ 61.5 139 1961 4034 5995 959 2315 3274 7.7 48.6
18a .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 29 3¼ 61.2 110 1934 3927 5861 932 2208 3140 6.1 49.3
18b .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 28 2½ 60.9 103 1845 3844 5689 843 2125 2968 5.7 48.0
19 .. .. .. .. 200 .. 200 300 .. 500 29 0 60.8 88 1850 3527 5377 848 1808 2656 4.9 52.4
20 Unmanured. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 0 59.1 40 868 1639 2507 -134 -80 -214 4.5 53.0
21} Mixture of the residue of most of the other manures. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
22}
TABLE VIII.—MANURES AND PRODUCE; 8TH SEASON. 1850-51. MANURES AND SEED (RED CLUSTER), SOWN AUTUMN, 1850.
Manures Produce
FM Farm-yard Manure. WSC Cut Wheat-straw and Chaff. CS Common Salt. SP Sulphate of Potass. S-A Soda-ash. SMg Sulphate of Magnesia. SPL Superphosphate of Lime. B-A Bone-ash. SAc Sulphuric Acid. (Sp. gr. 1.7) MAc Muriatic Acid. SAm Sulphate of Ammonia. MAm Muriate of Ammonia. RC Rape-cake. Wt/Bu. Weight per Bushel. OC Offal Corn. TC Total Corn. S&C Straw and Chaff. TP/C&S Total Produce (Corn and Straw). C Corn. S&C Straw and Chaff. TP Total Produce. OCD Offal Corn to 100 Dressed. C100 Corn to 100 Straw.
P l o t s. Manures per Acre. Produce per Acre, etc. Increase per Acre by Manure.
SPL Dressed corn.
FM WSC CS SP S-A SMg B-A SAc MAc SAm MAm RC Quantity Wt/Bu. OC TC S&C TP C&S C S&C TP OC 100 C100
Tons. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. Bush. Pks. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs.
0 .. .. .. .. .. .. 600 450 .. .. .. .. 18 3½ 61.9 125 1296 1862 3158 213 235 448 10.7 69.6
1 .. .. .. 600 400 200 .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 1¼ 61.7 124 1251 1845 3096 168 218 386 11.0 67.8
2 14 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 2½ 63.6 166 2049 3094 5143 966 1467 2433 8.8 66.2
3 Unmanured. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 3½ 61.1 114 1083 1627 2710 .. .. .. 11.8 66.6
4 .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 .. 200 400 .. .. 28 0½ 62.6 159 1919 2949 4868 836 1322 2158 9.0 65.1
5a .. .. .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 300 300 .. 36 0 63.3 194 2473 4131 6604 1390 2504 3894 8.6 59.9
5b .. .. .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 300 300 .. 37 3¾ 63.3 213 2611 4294 6905 1528 2667 4195 8.9 60.8
6a .. .. .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 33 1¾ 63.3 154 2271 3624 5895 1188 1997 3185 7.2 62.6
6b .. .. .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 31 0¼ 62.3 189 2119 3507 5626 1036 1880 2916 9.8 60.4
7a .. .. .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 1000 36 3½ 63.0 201 2524 4587 7111 1441 2960 4401 8.7 55.0
7b .. .. .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 1000 37 1½ 63.0 178 2532 4302 6834 1449 2675 4124 7.6 58.8
8a .. 5000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 0¾ 62.8 141 1785 2769 4554 702 1142 1844 8.6 64.5
8b .. .. .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 100 100 .. 27 2¼ 62.6 137 1863 2830 4693 780 1203 1983 7.9 65.8
9a .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 .. 31 1½ 62.4 182 2142 3252 5394 1059 1625 2684 9.3 65.9
9b .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 .. 29 0¾ 62.0 170 1970 2942 4912 887 1315 2202 9.5 67.0
10a .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 .. 28 3½ 61.9 179 1966 3070 5036 883 1443 2326 10.0 64.0
10b .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 .. 28 2½ 62.5 149 1937 3048 4985 854 1421 2275 8.3 63.5
11a .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 32 2¾ 62.3 181 2216 3386 5602 1133 1759 2892 8.9 65.4
11b .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 31 2¾ 62.5 181 2163 3302 5465 1080 1675 2755 9.1 65.5
12a .. .. .. 200 100 .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 32 3 63.1 165 2234 3600 5834 1151 1973 3124 8.0 62.0
12b .. .. .. 200 100 .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 32 2¼ 62.5 166 2203 3581 5784 1120 1954 3074 8.2 61.5
13a .. .. .. 300 .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 30 2¾ 62.6 180 2102 3544 5646 1019 1917 2936 9.4 59.3
13b .. .. .. 300 .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 30 3¼ 62.3 160 2083 3440 5523 1000 1813 2813 8.3 60.5
14a .. .. .. 200 .. 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 31 0¼ 62.9 168 2120 3605 5725 1037 1978 3015 8.6 58.8
14b .. .. .. 200 .. 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 31 0½ 62.8 165 2121 3537 5658 1038 1910 2948 8.4 59.9
15a .. .. .. 200 100 100 200 .. 200 400 .. .. 27 0½ 62.7 138 1839 3041 4880 756 1414 2170 8.1 60.5
15b .. .. .. 200 100 100 200 .. 200 400 .. 500 30 2½ 62.9 148 2077 3432 5509 994 1805 2799 7.6 60.5
16a .. .. 3361 200 100 100 200 150 .. 300 300 .. 36 3¼ 63.5 161 2499 4234 6733 1416 2607 4023 6.9 59.0
16b .. .. .. 200 100 100 200 150 .. 300 300 .. 36 2¾ 63.4 176 2501 4332 6833 1418 2705 4123 7.6 57.7
17a .. .. .. 200 100 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 31 3½ 63.3 131 2149 3597 5746 1066 1970 3036 6.5 59.7
17b .. .. .. 200 100 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 30 2¼ 63.1 152 2079 3406 5485 996 1779 2775 7.9 61.0
18a .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 .. 30 3¼ 63.0 139 2083 3390 5473 1000 1763 2763 7.2 64.1
18b .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 .. 31 0¾ 62.4 143 2090 3586 5676 1007 1959 2966 7.3 58.3
19 .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 .. 200 300 .. 500 30 1 62.4 144 2031 3348 5379 948 1721 2669 7.7 60.7
20} Unmanured {.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 1 60.8 89 956 1609 2565 -127 -18 -145 10.2 59.4
21}{.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 3¼ 61.9 127 1232 1763 2995 149 136 285 11.5 69.9
22} {.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Experiments on the Growth of Barley, Year after Year, on the same land, without Manure, and with different descriptions of Manure, Hoos Field, Rothamsted, England.
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TABLE II.—DRESSED CORN PER ACRE—bushels.
[N.B. The double vertical lines show that there was a change in the description, or quantity, of Manure, at the period indicated, for particulars of which see Table I., and foot-notes thereto, p. 231.]
1st 10: First ten Years, 1852-’61. 2nd 10: Second ten Years, 1862-’71. T20: Total Period, 20 Years, 1852-’71.
Harvests. Average Annual.
Plots. 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1st 10 2nd 10 T20
bushels. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bushels. bushels. bushels.
1 O. 27¼ 25¾ 35 31 13⅞ 26⅛ 21⅛ 13½ 13¼ 16¼ 16½ 22⅞ 24 18 15⅞ 17⅛ 15⅝ 15⅛ 13½ 16¾ 22⅜ 17½ 20
2 O. 28⅝ 33½ 40⅝ 36¼ 17¾ 33¼ 28¾ 19⅝ 15¾ 25 21⅞ 32⅜ 30¼ 22½ 22⅜ 24⅝ 18½ 18¼ 18 23⅛ 27⅞ 23¼ 25½
3 O. 26⅛ 27⅝ 36½ 34¾ 16⅝ 32 24¼ 15⅞ 15¼ 18⅞ 19¾ 27⅝ 26⅛ 22 19⅛ 17 14¼ 18¾ 16¾ 19⅜ 24¾ 20⅛ 22⅜
4 O. 32¾ 35⅝ 42 37⅛ 19¾ 39¾ 30⅞ 19¾ 18¼ 29⅜ 25⅛ 33 33¼ 24⅜ 24 20⅞ 17⅝ 22¼ 18½ 25 30½ 24⅜ 27½
Means 28¾ 30⅝ 38½ 34¾ 17 32¾ 26¼ 17¼ 15⅝ 22⅜ 20¾ 28⅞ 28⅜ 21¾ 20⅜ 19⅞ 16½ 18⅝ 16¾ 21⅛ 26⅜ 21¼ 23⅞
1 A. 36⅞ 38⅝ 47¾ 44½ 25 38⅞ 31½ 15⅜ 26⅝ 30½ 31⅜ 42⅝ 38⅞ 29⅞ 27⅛ 30⅝ 20⅜ 27⅞ 27¾ 36⅜ 33⅝ 31¼ 32½
2 A. 38⅝ 40⅛ 60½ 47¾ 29⅛ 56½ 51⅜ 34½ 43⅜ 55 48⅝ 61⅝ 58½ 48⅜ 50½ 44 37⅝ 48 41½ 45⅛ 45⅝ 48⅜ 47
3 A. 36 36½ 50 44½ 28⅜ 42⅜ 34¼ 16⅞ 28 32¾ 35¼ 48⅝ 43⅞ 33¼ 27½ 33 25 34¾ 30⅞ 38⅛ 35 35 35
4 A. 40¾ 38¼ 60⅝ 48⅜ 31¾ 57⅜ 51½ 34⅝ 43½ 54⅝ 47⅝ 55⅜ 55⅜ 46½ 47 43⅞ 34⅝ 49¼ 38 46½ 46⅛ 46⅜ 46¼
Means 38⅛ 38⅜ 54¾ 46¼ 28½ 48¾ 42⅛ 25⅜ 35⅜ 43¼ 40¾ 52⅛ 49⅛ 39½ 38⅛ 37⅞ 29⅜ 39⅞ 34½ 41½ 40⅛ 40¼ 40¼
1 AA. 44½ 40¾ 56⅝ 48 36¼ 49¾ 39⅜ 21½ 25⅜ 35 31½ 49 41¾ 33¾ 29⅛ 29¾ 27 32⅛ 29¼ 39⅛ 39¾ 34¼ 37
2 AA. 43¾ 42¼ 63¼ 50⅜ 31½ 66½ 56¼ 35⅞ 43¼ 55¾ 51 60½ 56⅞ 47½ 50⅞ 44¼ 44 48¼ 46¼ 46½ 48⅞ 49⅝ 49¼
3 AA. 41¾ 41¼ 51½ 47¾ 25⅜ 49⅞ 40⅝ 20⅜ 30¾ 36⅞ 36¼ 54 44⅝ 34⅛ 29¾ 32⅞ 27½ 33⅞ 32⅜ 36⅛ 38⅝ 36⅛ 37⅜
4 AA. 45⅛ 44½ 62¾ 49⅝ 37⅝ 64⅞ 56¼ 35¾ 46¼ 55⅞ 48¾ 59½ 56⅜ 48⅞ 50⅞ 45 45⅜ 49⅞ 44½ 46 49⅞ 49½ 49¾
Means 43¾ 42⅛ 58½ 48⅞ 32⅝ 57¾ 48⅛ 28⅜ 36⅜ 45⅞ 41⅞ 55¾ 49⅞ 41⅛ 40⅛ 38 36 41 38⅛ 42 44¼ 42⅜ 43⅜
1 AAS. 44⅛ 34⅞ 37⅞ 32¼ 29⅜ 34¾ 35 48⅛ {37¼ 36⅞ 37 }
2 AAS. 54⅞ 47¼ 51⅛ 44 44⅞ 49⅞ 44¾ 49½ {49¼ 47¼ 48¼}1
3 AAS. 50 41 41⅞ 39½ 36⅜ 40½ 42¾ 48⅜ 1{43⅛ 42 42⅝}
4 AAS. 59⅛ 50½ 50¾ 45¼ 46⅝ 51¾ 47¼ 48⅞ {51⅜ 48⅝ 50 }
Means (d)2 43⅜ 45⅜ 40¼ 39⅜ 44¼ 42½ 48¾ 45¼ 43¾ 44½
1 C. 39⅛ 39⅞ 60¾ 48½ 36¾ 64⅛ 53¾ 38¾ 31¾ 56½ 41 51⅞ 48⅛ 45 45⅞ 38⅝ 37 42½ 41¾ 44 47 43⅝ 45¼
2 C. 36½ 36⅛ 60⅝ 53¼ 37⅛ 62¼ 57⅜ 41 36¾ 56⅞ 45 55 51¾ 46⅛ 47½ 45½ 35¼ 48¼ 41¾ 41¾ 47¾ 45¾ 46¾
3 C. 33½ 35¼ 56½ 48⅞ 32⅝ 60¼ 52 34⅛ 35¼ 51⅛ 36 53⅛ 49⅛ 48¾ 43⅞ 38⅞ 35⅛ 43⅝ 38½ 45⅜ 44 43¼ 43⅝
4 C. 38 40⅛ 60¼ 51¾ 35⅜ 62¼ 57⅛ 35 40¾ 53⅝ 45½ 54½ 53 48⅛ 48⅝ 42⅝ 36¼ 52⅛ 43¾ 47½ 47⅜ 47¼ 47⅜
Means 36¾ 37⅞ 59½ 50⅝ 35½ 62¼ 55 37¼ 36⅛ 54½ 41⅞ 53⅝ 50½ 47 46½ 41⅜ 35⅞ 46⅝ 41½ 44⅝ 46½ 45 45¾
1 N. }(25⅞){ 34⅜ 49⅜ 50 28½ 47⅞ 37¾ 24⅞ 27⅜ 38¼ 35½ 51½ 40¾ 37 34⅜ 33 25½ 35¼ 34¾ 43⅛ 2{37⅝ 37⅛ 37⅜}2
2 N.37⅛ 53¼ 49⅜ 42 58 43⅞ 26½ 29¾ 41⅝ 38⅜ 53⅞ 46¼ 39⅞ 41 36⅜ 25⅜ 38⅜ 40¼ 45⅜ {42⅜ 40½ 41⅜}
M. 32⅛ 18¾ 24½ 25⅞ 19½ 10⅝ 27⅝ 23⅜ 28⅛ 25⅞ 19¾ 19 20½ 14¾ 16⅝ 16⅛ 22⅛ 3(22⅝ 20⅝ 21½)3
5 O. (36½) 27½ 30¾ 32⅜ 19⅛ 31⅛ 25⅜ 16½ 10⅛ 28⅝ 17⅜ 29½ 26½ 23 22½ 19½ 15 23⅜ 14½ 20 4(24⅝ 21⅛ 22¾)4
5 A. 36½ 40⅛ 51⅞ 47⅞ 33⅛ 54⅞ 48⅛ 33⅛ 39 49⅜ 46⅝ 51½ 50¾ 48¼ 43⅞ 34⅞ 36⅛ 49⅞ 41¾ 44¼ 43⅜ 44¾ 44⅛
6{1 29 26¼ 35⅛ 37¼ 15⅛ 34⅞ 26½ 17⅛ 12¼ 16⅝ 18½ 27¼ 25⅛ 21 16⅛ 16⅜ 15¼ 14⅞ 15¼ 18¾ 25 18⅞ 22
{2 25⅛ 27⅜ 33¼ 36¼ 15⅞ 31⅛ 25¼ 14¾ 12⅛ 17⅞ 19 28⅝ 25⅛ 19¼ 17¼ 19¾ 15⅞ 15⅜ 15⅛ 24¼ 23⅞ 20 21⅞
7 33 36⅛ 56⅜ 50⅛ 32⅛ 51¼ 55 40 41⅝ 54⅜ 49¾ 59½ 62 52¾ 53⅛ 45⅝ 43⅝ 46⅞ 47½ 54¼ 45 51½ 48¼
TABLE III.—WEIGHT PER BUSHEL OF DRESSED CORN—lbs.
[N.B. The double vertical lines show that there was a change in the description, or quantity, of Manure, at the period indicated, for particulars of which see Table I., and foot-notes thereto, p. 231.]
1st 10: First ten Years, 1852-’61. 2nd 10: Second ten Years, 1862-’71. T20: Total Period, 20 Years, 1852-’71.
Harvests. Average Annual.
Plots. 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1st 10 2nd 10 T20
lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs.
1 O. 52.1 51.4 53.6 52.4 49.1 52.0 53.0 49.0 50.8 52.3 50.3 53.6 55.7 53.9 51.1 51.8 54.3 52.4 52.9 55.0 51.6 53.1 52.3
2 O. 52.6 52.6 54.0 52.5 46.5 52.8 54.0 52.0 50.5 53.8 52.0 54.2 56.8 53.8 53.2 53.9 55.8 54.3 53.6 56.0 52.0 54.4 53.2
3 O. 52.5 51.9 53.6 52.9 48.5 52.5 53.5 49.5 50.3 52.8 51.8 54.5 56.9 54.5 52.3 52.9 55.7 54.7 54.3 55.4 51.8 54.3 53.0
4 O. 51.5 52.1 54.0 53.1 47.0 53.7 54.0 52.5 51.3 54.0 52.0 54.8 57.3 54.0 52.7 53.6 55.3 54.6 55.6 55.6 52.3 54.6 53.4
Means 52.2 52.0 53.8 52.7 47.8 52.8 53.6 50.8 50.7 53.1 51.5 54.3 56.7 54.1 52.3 53.1 55.3 54.0 54.1 55.5 52.0 54.1 53.0
1 A. 50.7 52.4 53.6 51.8 48.5 51.9 53.0 47.5 50.8 51.5 49.4 53.6 55.4 53.8 50.9 51.3 53.3 52.4 54.6 55.6 51.2 53.0 52.1
2 A. 50.5 52.5 54.3 51.3 46.3 54.3 53.8 51.0 51.0 53.5 53.5 55.3 57.0 52.7 54.4 54.1 54.6 57.0 57.2 55.0 51.8 55.1 53.5
3 A. 50.9 52.6 54.0 52.2 49.1 52.1 54.0 47.5 50.8 51.5 50.5 54.3 56.4 54.7 52.1 51.9 54.8 54.6 55.4 56.1 51.5 54.1 52.8
4 A. 51.4 53.1 54.3 52.0 46.4 54.8 54.0 51.0 51.1 54.0 54.0 56.5 57.6 53.5 54.7 54.3 55.6 57.4 57.1 56.5 52.2 55.7 54.0
Means 50.9 52.7 54.1 51.8 47.6 53.3 53.7 49.3 50.9 52.6 51.9 54.9 56.6 53.7 53.0 52.9 54.6 55.4 56.1 55.8 51.6 54.5 53.1
1 AA. 49.1 51.3 52.8 50.6 48.3 52.0 53.5 47.5 50.7 51.8 50.0 53.9 55.5 53.5 50.9 52.4 53.7 53.1 54.5 54.1 50.8 53.2 52.0
2 AA. 49.5 51.7 52.4 50.1 46.1 53.5 53.3 50.7 51.3 53.5 54.4 55.7 57.2 52.3 55.0 54.1 55.6 57.2 56.9 55.9 51.2 55.4 53.3
3 AA. 50.6 51.3 53.1 50.2 47.3 52.1 53.9 47.5 50.4 51.5 51.5 54.5 56.5 54.8 51.4 51.9 55.1 53.7 54.6 54.3 50.8 53.8 52.3
4 AA. 50.6 51.4 52.1 48.9 45.4 53.9 53.5 50.5 51.0 53.5 54.0 56.4 57.6 53.3 55.4 54.6 56.0 57.1 57.1 56.3 51.1 55.8 53.4
Means 50.0 51.4 52.6 50.0 46.8 52.9 53.6 49.1 50.9 52.6 52.5 55.1 56.7 53.5 53.2 53.3 55.1 55.3 55.8 55.2 51.0 54.6 52.8
1 AAS. 56.1 54.2 51.8 53.5 54.2 54.8 55.0 54.6 {53.9 54.6 54.3}
2 AAS. 57.2 52.4 55.6 55.1 56.2 57.4 57.4 55.6 1{55.1 56.7 55.9}
3 AAS. 57.2 54.8 52.5 53.0 55.5 56.6 55.9 53.8 {54.4 55.5 55.0}
4 AAS. 57.0 53.1 55.3 54.1 56.2 57.8 57.8 55.4 {54.9 56.8 55.8}
Means 56.9 53.6 53.8 53.9 55.5 56.7 56.5 54.9 54.6 55.9 55.2
1 C. 51.7 51.3 52.9 50.5 46.1 53.2 53.5 52.0 52.0 54.0 54.5 56.3 57.1 53.8 55.1 54.4 56.2 56.7 57.5 56.3 51.7 55.8 53.8
2 C. 51.8 51.6 52.8 50.0 47.3 53.8 52.8 51.5 51.5 54.1 55.3 56.4 57.0 53.3 55.7 55.0 56.1 57.1 57.8 56.4 51.7 56.0 53.9
3 C. 51.3 51.5 52.6 50.6 46.6 54.1 53.5 51.7 51.8 53.5 53.5 56.8 57.3 53.3 55.3 54.7 55.8 57.1 57.6 56.3 51.7 55.8 53.7
4 C. 51.4 50.4 52.8 49.5 46.3 54.1 53.1 51.0 51.1 54.3 54.0 56.7 57.2 53.5 55.6 54.8 55.4 57.4 58.0 56.4 51.4 55.9 53.6
Means 51.6 51.2 52.8 50.2 46.6 53.8 53.2 51.6 51.6 54.0 54.3 56.6 57.1 53.5 55.4 54.7 55.9 57.1 57.7 56.4 51.6 55.9 53.8
1 N. }{51.7}{ 51.3 53.3 52.0 50.0 52.9 53.5 48.0 51.0 52.0 51.5 53.4 56.0 54.1 52.0 52.9 52.8 54.3 55.6 54.6 2{51.6 53.7 52.7}
2 N.49.7 53.1 50.1 48.4 53.0 54.0 48.5 51.1 51.8 51.3 53.9 56.5 53.8 52.8 52.7 55.5 54.8 55.8 54.6 {51.1 54.2 52.7}
M. 52.6 49.3 52.6 53.6 49.5 51.0 53.8 52.8 53.8 56.3 54.4 52.9 53.9 54.0 54.0 55.3 55.0 3(51.8 54.2 53.2)
5 O. (51.0) 51.8 53.1 52.6 47.5 53.4 54.0 51.0 51.0 53.3 51.5 54.1 57.6 54.5 53.4 54.0 56.4 55.6 55.9 55.1 4(52.0 54.8 53.4)
5 A. 51.0 52.3 53.8 51.5 46.6 54.5 54.0 51.0 51.2 53.0 52.0 55.6 57.5 54.1 54.8 55.2 57.5 57.5 57.3 55.5 51.9 55.7 53.8
6{1 52.0 50.3 52.8 52.5 50.0 52.3 53.1 48.5 51.3 52.0 51.8 54.0 56.0 53.9 51.3 52.0 53.5 52.8 54.0 55.4 51.5 53.5 52.5
{2 53.0 50.9 53.6 52.6 50.0 52.3 53.1 47.5 51.0 52.0 52.0 54.1 55.8 53.9 51.8 52.5 53.8 52.9 54.6 54.9 51.6 53.6 52.6
7 52.8 51.6 53.9 52.9 47.1 54.2 54.5 52.5 52.1 54.8 54.8 57.2 57.4 54.4 54.9 54.8 57.1 56.4 57.1 56.6 52.6 56.0 54.3
TABLE IV.—OFFAL CORN PER ACRE—lbs.
[N.B. The double vertical lines show that there was a change in the description, or quantity, of Manure, at the period indicated, for particulars of which see Table I., and foot-notes thereto, p. 231.]
1st 10: First ten Years, 1852-’61. 2nd 10: Second ten Years, 1862-’71. T20: Total Period, 20 Years, 1852-’71.
Harvests. Average Annual.
Plots. 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1st 10 2nd 10 T20
lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs.
1 O. 164 225 84 144 131 93 86 110 78 88 64 49 42 47 41 90 21 44 31 48 120 48 84
2 O. 100 101 101 69 58 106 103 159 84 78 114 58 69 38 21 53 29 89 18 33 96 52 74
3 O. 183 151 64 76 129 61 96 83 78 88 73 54 43 38 38 64 27 70 18 35 101 46 74
4 O. 136 160 105 94 88 53 108 160 74 58 117 57 41 28 55 60 25 69 26 48 104 53 78
Means 146 159 89 96 102 78 98 129 78 78 92 55 49 38 39 67 25 68 23 41 105 50 78
1 A. 218 253 201 138 219 113 98 184 150 170 269 116 99 58 94 115 49 139 23 105 174 107 141
2 A. 260 214 150 184 121 88 114 274 159 130 191 99 63 84 64 76 38 113 26 189 174 107 141
3 A. 252 336 197 177 180 91 96 175 115 109 269 108 83 51 106 94 34 95 24 89 173 95 134
4 A. 273 274 138 142 125 70 117 253 150 110 150 81 110 60 63 71 50 21 27 146 165 78 122
Means 251 277 172 160 161 91 106 222 143 130 220 101 89 63 82 89 43 92 25 132 171 94 133
1 AA. 299 303 326 204 310 135 88 215 109 173 296 110 110 64 148 110 46 64 33 133 216 111 164
2 AA. 315 251 329 181 233 133 134 320 118 190 133 143 50 113 111 69 46 89 24 168 220 95 158
3 AA. 318 236 334 212 290 108 118 265 122 138 364 95 76 48 103 106 59 111 36 133 214 113 164
4 AA. 246 301 273 150 176 183 143 285 141 179 191 66 46 76 133 119 43 78 30 90 208 87 148
Means 294 273 316 187 252 140 121 271 123 170 246 103 71 75 124 101 48 86 31 131 215 102 159
1 AAS. 94 55 88 85 49 121 33 94 {81 74 77}
2 AAS. 53 86 96 66 64 60 23 153 1{75 75 75}1
3 AAS. 70 50 141 79 39 136 29 130 {85 84 85}
4 AAS. 93 70 80 93 46 125 26 175 {84 93 89}
Means (d)7 65 101 81 50 111 28 138 81 82 82
1 C. 170 268 178 219 173 135 103 225 120 154 154 85 78 83 104 109 43 69 25 78 175 83 129
2 C. 164 316 238 195 161 169 148 171 156 150 128 109 92 44 89 89 64 111 24 88 193 84 138
3 C. 190 296 248 183 189 156 105 236 115 204 190 71 90 66 94 91 39 91 37 141 192 91 142
4 C. 144 277 227 222 205 168 125 350 153 204 174 66 123 69 128 72 42 67 28 124 208 89 149
Means 167 304 223 205 182 157 120 246 136 178 161 83 96 66 104 90 47 85 28 108 192 87 139
1 N. }(94){ 283 109 128 245 99 119 205 146 225 245 120 74 98 124 119 61 150 33 99 {173 112 141}
2 N.228 286 224 193 151 110 235 179 190 216 114 95 84 104 88 35 98 33 171 2{199 104 149}2
M. 36 94 90 84 85 75 78 198 46 58 69 44 56 26 61 25 58 3(77 64 69)3
5 O. (173) 68 113 50 96 101 71 110 73 73 193 41 78 35 48 56 20 75 23 41 4(84 61 72)4
5 A. 173 210 170 126 151 68 154 168 193 188 210 81 91 94 53 74 33 63 30 144 160 87 124
6 {1 120 200 144 116 152 72 84 121 88 73 75 51 51 45 72 103 27 71 26 50 117 57 87
{2 118 161 119 73 125 105 81 127 95 67 194 65 54 47 51 83 21 57 23 41 107 64 85
7 101 269 86 109 141 134 121 260 147 190 208 66 117 56 148 111 48 100 26 171 156 105 130
TABLE V.—STRAW (AND CHAFF) PER ACRE—cwts.
[N.B. The double vertical lines show that there was a change in the description, or quantity, of Manure, at the period indicated, for particulars of which see Table I., and foot-notes thereto, p. 231.]
1st 10: First ten Years, 1852-’61. 2nd 10: Second ten Years, 1862-’71. T20: Total Period, 20 Years, 1852-’71.
Harvests. Average Annual.
Plots. 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1st 10 2nd 10 T20
Cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts.
1 O. 16⅝ 18 21¾ 17⅝ 8¾ 12¾ 10⅞ 9⅛ 7½ 11 9¾ 11⅜ 12¾ 8⅛ 9½ 10¼ 11⅝ 11 6⅝ 11 13⅜ 10¼ 11¾
2 O. 16½ 17⅛ 23¼ 17¾ 8¾ 15⅝ 14⅞ 12¼ 8⅞ 13¼ 12⅞ 15⅝ 15⅝ 9⅛ 12⅝ 12¼ 9⅜ 10⅜ 8 12¼ 14⅞ 11⅞ 13⅜
3 O. 16½ 17¼ 20⅞ 17½ 9⅛ 15 12¼ 9¾ 8½ 11½ 10⅞ 13⅜ 13⅝ 9¾ 10¼ 10⅛ 8⅝ 11 8½ 11¼ 13⅞ 10¾ 12¼
4 O. 19½ 20½ 23⅛ 18 9⅜ 17⅛ 16⅛ 12¼ 9⅛ 15⅜ 13½ 15⅜ 16¾ 10 12⅞ 12 10⅛ 12⅞ 9⅜ 14 16⅛ 12⅝ 14⅜
Means 17¼ 18¼ 22¼ 17⅝ 9 15⅛ 13½ 10⅝ 8⅝ 12¾ 11½ 13⅞ 14⅝ 9¼ 11¼ 11⅛ 9⅞ 11¼ 8⅛ 12⅛ 14½ 11⅜ 12⅞
1 A. 22⅞ 23¾ 30¼ 24⅛ 17⅛ 17¾ 15½ 11½ 14⅞ 19⅝ 20⅜ 21⅜ 20⅜ 13 15⅜ 17¼ 12¼ 18¼ 12½ 23⅛ 19¾ 17⅜ 18½
2 A. 26 25½ 40⅞ 29⅜ 21½ 26¾ 28¾ 24⅞ 25¼ 29¾ 32⅜ 34 32½ 21⅝ 28⅛ 28⅝ 19⅜ 32 17⅞ 28⅛ 27⅞ 27½ 27⅝
3 A. 23⅝ 25⅛ 33¾ 27½ 17⅞ 21⅜ 17⅞ 13½ 16¼ 21½ 23¼ 26¼ 19¼ 16 16¾ 19⅜ 14⅞ 20¾ 15 25⅜ 21⅞ 19¾ 20¾
4 A. 27⅞ 26⅝ 40½ 31 21¼ 27⅞ 29⅜ 27¼ 26⅝ 30½ 31⅝ 32 34⅞ 22½ 27⅜ 25½ 20⅞ 34⅜ 18⅝ 32½ 28⅞ 28 28½
Means 25⅛ 25¼ 36⅜ 28 19½ 23½ 22⅛ 19¼ 20¾ 25⅜ 26¾ 28⅜ 26¾ 18¼ 21¾ 22⅝ 16¾ 26⅜ 16 27¼ 24½ 23⅛ 23¾
1 AA. 26⅞ 26⅛ 37⅞ 32⅛ 24½ 23½ 19⅛ 14½ 13½ 22 21¼ 25⅛ 23¼ 16 17¾ 17⅛ 14½ 21½ 17⅞ 26¾ 24 20⅛ 22⅛
2 AA. 28⅜ 28⅜ 44⅜ 38⅝ 31⅝ 32⅞ 32⅝ 26½ 24¼ 31⅝ 31½ 32½ 33⅛ 23 28⅛ 30⅞ 21⅞ 34⅞ 23¾ 32⅛ 31⅞ 29⅛ 30½
3 AA. 26⅜ 27¼ 37⅞ 34 26⅛ 26 22⅛ 16⅛ 18⅛ 24⅛ 24¾ 27⅞ 26⅞ 17 18⅛ 20¾ 16¼ 22¾ 20⅞ 25⅜ 25¾ 22¼ 24
4 AA. 28⅜ 31⅝ 49 39⅞ 33 36¼ 35¼ 30⅝ 29 33⅝ 33⅛ 34¾ 37¼ 24⅞ 28¼ 28⅜ 25⅝ 38⅛ 18¼ 32⅝ 34¾ 30⅛ 32⅜
Means 27½ 28⅜ 42¼ 36⅛ 28¾ 29⅝ 27½ 21⅞ 21¼ 27⅞ 27⅝ 30 30⅛ 20¼ 23⅛ 24¼ 19⅝ 29¼ 20¼ 29¼ 29 25⅜ 27¼
1 AAS. 26⅛ 22⅜ 20⅝ 18½ 16⅞ 23¾ 17 29¾ {21⅞ 21⅞ 21⅞}
2 AAS. 33½ 23¼ 30¼ 29½ 25¼ 37⅛ 20⅛ 36⅛ 1{29⅛ 29⅝ 29⅜}1
3 AAS. 30¼ 20⅜ 25 23⅜ 22 30⅝ 20½ 31⅛ {24¾ 26⅛ 25⅜}
4 AAS. 40¾ 25½ 29½ 28¼ 26⅝ 42½ 20¾ 38 {31 32 31½}
Means 32⅝ 22⅞ 26⅜ 24⅞ 22⅝ 33½ 19⅝ 33¾ 26⅝ 27⅜ 27
1 C. 24⅝ 26⅞ 43¼ 36⅛ 26 33⅛ 30¾ 26⅞ 17⅞ 27⅞ 26 28⅝ 26⅛ 21½ 24⅛ 25½ 19⅛ 27 17¼ 27½ 29⅜ 24¼ 26⅞
2 C. 23¾ 25⅝ 44⅛ 36⅛ 31½ 33⅛ 33⅞ 28¾ 20⅝ 30⅜ 27¼ 30⅛ 31⅞ 21⅞ 24½ 25⅝ 19⅝ 33⅛ 17⅞ 27⅞ 30⅞ 26 28⅜
3 C. 21⅞ 25¼ 41¼ 35⅞ 26½ 30⅞ 30¾ 25⅝ 20⅛ 30¾ 23⅞ 29⅞ 31 22 24⅜ 22¼ 10¾ 30½ 18⅜ 30⅞ 28⅞ 25¼ 27⅛
4 C. 24⅛ 27½ 42⅛ 37⅝ 30½ 33⅛ 35 29½ 22¾ 31 28⅞ 30¾ 34⅞ 22 27⅝ 24¼ 21⅛ 35⅛ 20⅜ 32 31¼ 27¾ 29½
Means 23½ 26¼ 42¾ 36½ 28⅝ 32⅝ 32⅝ 27¾ 20⅜ 30 26½ 29⅞ 31 21⅞ 25⅛ 24⅜ 19⅞ 31⅜ 18½ 29⅝ 30⅛ 25¾ 28
1 N. }(15¼){ 23⅛ 33⅜ 27 19⅝ 24⅝ 20⅛ 18¾ 16¾ 27¼ 24¼ 30¼ 24⅛ 18½ 21⅛ 21⅛ 18⅞ 24 13¼ 29¼ 2{23⅜ 22½ 22⅞}2
2 N.25⅜ 38¼ 33¼ 28¾ 32 23⅝ 21¼ 18⅝ 29⅝ 24¾ 29⅞ 27¾ 21½ 23⅞ 21¾ 17⅛ 27⅝ 19⅛ 31½ {27⅞ 24½ 26⅛}
M. 15¼ 10⅝ 10⅜ 12⅜ 10⅞ 7¼ 15⅛ 14½ 19½ 13⅞ 9⅜ 12⅜ 12 10⅛ 11⅝ 8⅞ 14¾ 3(11¾ 12¾ 12⅜)3
5 O. (25⅛) 15¾ 20¼ 14⅝ 10⅜ 13¼ 12½ 10½ 6⅞ 17½ 10½ 15¼ 14⅞ 10¾ 10⅝ 10⅜ 8½ 15½ 4⅜ 13⅛ 4(13⅝ 11⅜ 12⅜)4
5 A. 25⅛ 24 35¾ 31 22¾ 27⅝ 28⅝ 26⅛ 25½ 31⅞ 31⅝ 34 33⅞ 24⅞ 28 22⅜ 20⅝ 36⅛ 21⅜ 29⅝ 27⅞ 28¼ 28
6{1 17⅛ 16½ 22½ 18½ 9¼ 16⅛ 12 11¼ 7½ 9⅞ 10⅜ 13½ 13⅝ 8¾ 10½ 9⅜ 10½ 9⅞ 7¾ 13 14 10¾ 12⅜
{2 14⅛ 15⅞ 20¾ 16¾ 9½ 14⅝ 11⅜ 10 7¾ 10 11⅝ 14⅜ 13⅞ 8⅞ 9½ 10⅞ 10⅞ 10⅜ 7⅞ 13⅝ 13 11¼ 12⅛
7 18½ 22¾ 37¼ 27½ 19¾ 23⅝ 31⅜ 28½ 25⅜ 31⅝ 34¼ 33⅛ 37⅜ 25⅜ 31½ 27⅛ 24½ 28¾ 19¾ 37⅛ 26⅝ 29⅞ 28¼
Experiments with Manures on Permanent Meadow land at Rothamsted, England.
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DESCRIPTION AND AMOUNT OF MANURES PER ACRE. ANNUAL PRODUCE OF HAY PER ACRE IN LBS. AVERAGE HAY PER ACRE. HAY PER ACRE THE 20TH SEASON, 1875.
1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1st 7 Yrs 1856-62. 20 Years. 1st Crop 2nd Crop Total Hay per Acre.
1 No manure 2433 2724 3116 2558 2822 3074 3238 2824 2534 2436 1491 3927
2 400 lbs. ammonia-salts = 82 lbs. of nitrogen 4028 3774 3982 3644 2940 3808 3854 3719 2940 2702 2016 4718
3 Superphosphate of lime 2828 3176 3400 3252 (4 yrs.) 3164 (17 yrs.) 2492 2352 1722 4074
4 400 lbs. ammonia-salts and superphosphate of lime 4996 4788 4968 4756 (4 yrs.) 4877 (17 yrs.) 3612 4102 1610 5712
5 Mixed mineral manures 3429 3666 4082 3416 3928 4488 4424 3919 3948 4564 2688 7252
6 400 lbs. ammonia-salts and mixed mineral manures 6363 6422 7172 6198 5624 6316 6402 6357 5712 5824 2744 8508
7 800 lbs. ammonia-salts and mixed mineral manures 7054 6940 7508 7150 5744 6710 7108 6876 6454 6222 5684 10,906
8 800 lbs. ammonia-salts and mixed mineral manures, including 200 lbs. each silicates, soda, and lime 7120 7000 6720 4592 11,312
9 275 lbs. nitrate of soda 2952 3588 3948 4092 4446 1858-62 3805 (18 yrs.) 3794 3360 1456 4816
10 550 lbs. nitrate of soda = 82 lbs. of nitrogen 3564 4116 4410 4452 4086 4126 (18 yrs.) 3962 3276 1470 4746
11 Mixed mineral manures and 275 lbs. nitrate of soda 4236 4956 4812 5514 5178 4939 (18 yrs.) 5208 5040 1862 6902
12 Mixed mineral manures and 550 lbs. nitrate of soda 5636 6072 5586 5892 5718 5783 (18 yrs.) 6384 7028 1974 9002
13 14 tons farmyard-manure 4030 5328 4164 4584 5208 5052 5060 4775 4130 2996 1316 4312
14 14 tons farmyard-manure and 200 lbs. ammonia-salts 5009 6008 5320 5356 5704 5320 5556 5468 4816 3766 1960 5726
B.—AVERAGE COMPOSITION OF VARIOUS MANURES.
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W Water. OS Organic Substance. A Ash. N Nitrogen. P Potash. S Soda. L Lime. M Magnesia. PhA Phosphoric Acid. SA Sulphuric Acid. S&S Silica and Sand. C&F Chlorine and Florine.
Name of Fertilizer. W OS A N P S L M PhA SA S&S C&F
I.—Animal Excrements. (In 1000 parts of Manure.)
Fresh Fæces:
Horse 757 211 31.6 4.4 3.5 0.6 1.5 1.2 3.5 0.6 19.6 0.2
Cattle 838 145 17.2 2.9 1.0 0.2 3.4 1.3 1.7 0.4 7.2 0.2
Sheep 655 314 31.1 5.5 1.5 1.0 4.6 1.5 3.1 1.4 17.5 0.3
Swine 820 150 30.0 6.0 2.6 2.5 0.9 1.0 4.1 0.4 15.0 0.3
Fresh Urine:
Horse 901 71 28.0 15.5 15.0 2.5 4.5 2.4 .. 0.6 0.8 1.5
Cattle 938 35 27.4 5.8 4.9 6.4 0.1 0.4 .. 1.3 0.3 3.8
Sheep 872 83 45.2 19.5 22.6 5.4 1.6 3.4 0.1 3.0 0.1 6.5
Swine 967 28 15.0 4.3 8.3 2.1 .. 0.8 0.7 0.8 .. 2.3
Fresh Dung (with straw:)*
Horse 713 254 32.6 5.8 5.3 1.0 2.1 1.4 2.8 0.7 17.7 0.4
Cattle 775 203 21.8 3.4 4.0 1.4 3.1 1.1 1.6 0.6 8.5 1.0
Sheep 646 318 35.6 8.3 6.7 2.2 3.3 1.8 2.3 1.5 14.7 1.7
Swine 724 250 25.6 4.5 6.0 2.0 0.8 0.9 1.9 0.8 10.8 1.7
Common Barn-yard Manure:
Fresh 710 246 44.1 4.5 5.2 1.5 5.7 1.4 2.1 1.2 12.5 1.5
Moderately rotted 750 192 58.0 5.0 6.3 1.9 7.0 1.8 2.6 1.6 16.8 1.9
Thoroughly rotted 790 145 65.0 5.8 5.0 1.3 8.8 1.8 3.0 1.3 17.0 1.6
Drainage from Barn-yard Manure 982 7 10.7 1.5 4.9 1.0 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.2 1.2
Human Fæces, fresh 772 198 29.9 10.0 2.5 1.6 6.2 3.6 10.9 0.8 1.9 0.4
Human Urine, fresh 963 24 13.5 6.0 2.0 4.6 0.2 0.2 1.7 0.4 .. 5.0
Mixed human excrements, fresh 933 51 16.0 7.0 2.1 3.8 0.9 0.6 2.6 0.5 0.2 4.0
Mixed human excrements, mostly liquid 955 30 15.0 3.5 2.0 3.0 1.0 0.6 2.8 0.4 0.2 4.3
Dove Manure, fresh 519 308 173.0 17.6 10.0 0.7 16.0 5.0 17.8 3.3 20.2 ..
Hen Manure, fresh 560 255 185.0 16.3 8.5 1.0 24.0 7.4 15.4 4.5 35.2 ..
Duck Manure, fresh 566 262 172.0 10.0 6.2 0.5 17.0 3.5 14.0 3.5 28.0 ..
Geese Manure, fresh 771 134 95.0 5.5 9.5 1.3 8.4 2.0 5.4 1.4 14.0 ..
II.—Commercial Manures. (In 100 parts of Fertilizer.)
Peruvian Guano 14.8 51.4 33.8 13.0 2.3 1.4 11.0 1.2 13.0 1.0 1.7 1.3
Norway Fish-Guano 12.6 53.4 34.0 9.0 0.3 0.9 15.4 0.6 13.5 0.3 1.6 1.1
Poudrette 24.0 27.0 49.0 2.0 0.9 1.0 18.6 0.5 2.1 1.0 5.4 1.5
Pulverized Dead Animals 5.7 56.9 37.4 6.5 0.3 0.8 18.2 0.4 13.9 1.0 1.7 0.2
Flesh-Meal 27.8 56.6 15.6 9.7 .. .. 7.0 0.3 6.3 0.1 1.1 ..
Dried Blood 14.0 79.0 7.0 11.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.1 1.0 0.4 2.1 0.4
Horn-Meal and Shavings 8.5 68.5 25.0 10.2 .. .. 6.6 0.3 5.5 0.9 11.0 ..
Bone-Meal 6.0 33.3 60.7 3.8 0.2 0.3 31.3 1.0 23.2 0.1 3.5 0.3
Bone-Meal from solid parts 5.0 31.5 63.5 3.5 0.1 0.2 33.0 1.0 25.2 0.1 3.0 0.2
Bone-Meal from soft parts 7.0 37.3 55.7 4.0 0.2 0.3 29.0 1.0 20.0 0.1 3.5 0.2
Bone-black, before used 6.0 10.0 84.0 1.0 0.1 0.3 43.0 1.1 32.0 0.4 5.0 ..
Bone-black, spent 10.0 6.0 84.0 0.5 0.1 0.2 37.0 1.1 26.0 0.4 15.0 ..
Bone ash 6.0 3.0 91.0 .. 0.3 0.6 46.0 1.2 35.4 0.4 6.5 ..
Baker Guano 10.0 9.2 81.0 0.5 0.2 1.2 41.5 1.5 34.8 1.5 0.8 0.3
Jarvis Guano 11.8 8.2 80.0 0.4 0.4 0.3 39.1 0.5 20.6 18.0 0.5 0.2
Estremadura Apatite 0.6 .. .. .. 0.7 0.3 48.1 0.1 37.6 0.2 9.0 1.5
Sombrero Phosphate 8.5 .. 91.5 0.1 .. 0.8 43.5 0.6 35.0 0.5 1.0 0.6
Navassa Phosphate 2.6 5.4 92.0 0.1 .. .. 37.5 0.6 33.2 0.5 5.0 0.1
Nassau Phosphorite, rich 2.6 .. 97.4 .. 0.8 0.4 45.1 0.2 33.0 0.3 5.5 3.1
Nassau Phosphorite, medium 2.5 .. 97.5 .. 0.7 0.4 40.1 0.2 24.1 .. 20.8 1.5
Westphalian Phosphorite 6.5 1.6 91.8 .. .. .. 21.8 0.9 19.7 1.0 22.0 1.6
Hanover Phosphorite 2.0 3.5 94.5 .. .. .. 37.2 0.2 29.2 0.5 3.3 1.5
Coprolites 4.3 .. 95.7 .. 1.0 0.5 45.4 1.0 26.4 0.8 7.5 0.1
Sulphate of Ammonia 4.0 .. .. 20.0 .. .. 0.5 .. .. 58.0 3.0 1.4
Nitrate of Soda 2.6 .. .. 15.5 .. 35.0 0.2 .. .. 0.7 1.5 1.7
Wool-dust and offal 10.0 56.0 34.0 5.2 0.3 0.1 1.4 0.3 1.3 0.5 29.0 0.2
Lime-cake 6.5 47.0 46.5 3.1 .. .. 20.5 2.4 3.0 .. 8.0 ..
Whale-oil refuse 23.0 68.4 8.6 5.7 .. .. 3.0 0.2 2.3 .. 3.0 ..
Common Salt 5.0 .. 95.0 .. .. 44.3 1.2 0.2 .. 1.4 2.0 48.2
Gypsum or Plaster 20.0 .. 80.8 .. .. .. 31.0 0.1 .. 44.0 4.0 ..
Gas-lime 7.0 1.3 91.7 0.4 0.2 .. 64.5 1.5 .. 12.5 3.0 ..
Sugar-House Scum 34.5 24.5 41.0 1.2 0.2 0.6 20.7 0.3 1.5 0.3 9.1 0.1
Leached wood ashes 20.0 5.0 75.0 .. 2.5 1.3 24.5 2.5 6.0 0.3 20.0 ..
Wood-soot 5.0 71.8 23.2 1.3 2.4 0.5 10.0 1.5 0.4 0.3 4.0 ..
Coal-soot 5.0 70.2 24.8 2.5 0.1 .. 4.0 1.5 .. 1.7 16.0 ..
Ashes from Deciduous trees 5.0 5.0 90.0 .. 10.0 2.5 30.0 5.0 6.5 1.6 18.0 0.3
Ashes from Evergreen trees 5.0 5.0 90.0 .. 6.0 2.0 35.0 6.0 4.5 1.6 18.0 0.3
Peat-ashes 5.0 .. 95.0 .. 1.5 0.8 ? 1.5 0.6 1.3 ? 0.2
Bituminous coal-ashes 5.0 .. 95.0 .. 0.5 0.4 ? 3.2 0.2 3.5 ? ..
Anthracite coal-ashes 5.0 5.0 90.0 .. 0.1 0.1 ? 3.0 0.1 5.0 ? ..
III.—Superphosphate, from
Peruvian Guano 16.0 41.9 42.1 10.0 2.0 1.2 9.5 1.0 10.5 15.0 1.5 1.1
Baker Guano 15.0 6.2 78.8 0.3 0.1 0.8 25.9 0.9 21.8 28.5 0.9 0.2
Estremadura Apatite 15.0 .. 85.0 .. 0.4 0.2 28.2 0.1 22.1 28.5 5.3 0.9
Sombrero Phosphate 15.0 .. 85.0 .. .. 0.5 26.4 0.4 20.2 25.5 0.6 0.4
Navassa Phosphate 15.0 2.5 82.5 .. .. ? 17.0 0.3 15.4 19.5 2.3 ?
Nassau Phosphorite, 15.0 .. 85.0 .. 0.5 0.2 26.5 0.1 19.4 25.5 3.2 1.8
Nassau Phosphorite, medium 12.0 .. 88.0 .. 0.3 0.1 24.2 0.1 16.6 19.5 13.5 1.3
Bone-black 15.0 8.0 77.0 0.3 .. 0.1 25.0 0.7 16.2 21.0 9.3 ..
Bone-Meal 13.0 23.8 63.2 2.0 0.1 0.2 22.4 0.7 16.6 19.5 2.5 0.2
Phospho-guano (manufactured.) 15.5 13.0 80.3 3.3 0.3 0.4 24.0 .. 20.5 28.8 3.0 0.9