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ON feb;ding cattle with parsneps. ^57 



experiment ; and it was found, that between 16 and 7 7 

 cubical inches of oximuriatic acid gas disappeared ; the 

 whole of the sulphur was sublimed in the gas, and the 

 liquor formed was of a tawny orange colour. 



No oxigen was expelled during the combustion of phos- and on phos- 

 phorus in oximuriatic acid gas ; nor could I ascertain, that P^orus. 

 any muriatic acid had been formed. Three grains of phos- 

 phorus were entirely converted into sublimate, by the ab- 

 sorption of about 23 cubical inches and a half of the gas. 



It would seem from these quantities, that the sulphuretted Proportion of 

 liquid, formed by sublimiiii:; sulphur in oximuriatic acid p^j^^g^' 

 gas, consists of 1 proportion of sulphur, represented by 

 13*5, and I of oximuriatic gas represented by 32*9, and 

 that the phosphoric sublimate must be composed of 3 por- 

 tions of oximuriatic gas, represented by 98*7, and I of 

 phosphorus represented by l6*5. 



On the Culture of Parsneps, and their Utility hi Feeding 

 Cattle: hy Charles Le Hardy, Esq.y of the Island of 

 Jersey*, ''"'■ 



SIR, 



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AVING observed in the book of premiums oflFered Culture of 

 by the society, that they wished for information on the cul- P^^n^ps* 

 tnre of parsneps, which are much used in the island of 

 Jersey ; as having practised it for many years, I take the in Jersey 

 liberty to communicate what I know on the subject, with 

 the result of some comparative experiments. 



The culture of parsneps and beans is looked upon aspne ^j hogsani 

 of the regular courses of crops in the island. There is 110 cattln, 

 farmer, be the extent of his grounds ever so small, who 

 does not yearly plant a proportionate quantity, for tfie pur- 

 pose of fattening his hogs and cattle, or feeding his milch 

 cows, 



* Trans, of the Society of Arts, vol. XXVIf, p. 52. The silver 



medal was Toted to Major Le Hardy for this commimication. 

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