Vol. XIV. No. 355 



THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS 



300 



deceived as manure: 



8 estati if pen manure per tree. 



Number of nuts collected during thi pear 82? 



Average number per tree — '-"' •' 



Number of nuts left on trees al close ol experiment 945 _ 

 V.ver ige number pei 



33' 



PLOT •"'. 



\ amber of nuts on 28 trees a ag of 



experiment '''^ 

 Average number per tree — -•' s 

 Eteceived as mai 



8 )t>. tankage per tree ( I cwt. per acre). 



Number of nuts collected during thi year — '"'' 



Average number per tree — — -'' - 



Number of nuts left on trees at close of experiment 841 

 ige number per tree — — — ■"'' 



plot I 

 Number of nuts on trees* at beginning of experiment 

 Average number per tree — 



' mure: — 



8 lb. basic slag per tree ( I cwt. per acre). 



t Hi. sulphate of potash per tree (2 cwt. per i :re) 



Number of nuts collected during the year — 

 ige number per tree — — 



Number of nuts left on trees at close of experiment 



Average number per tree — — 



603 



24-1 



605 



24-9 

 61 I 



24-5 



•iiiiK 25 bearing trees are in this plot, as 3 are verj late 

 supplies. 



plot 5. 



Number of nuts on trees* at beginningof experiment 570 

 Average number per tree — — 23"7 



Received as manure: — 



4 lb. sulphate of ammonia (2 cwt. per acre). 



Number of nuts collected during the year — 521 



Average number per tree — -IT 



Number of nuts left on trees at eL.se of experiment 622 

 Average number per tree — — — 25 - 9 



'< Inly 24 bearing trees are in this plot, as i are late supplies. 



PLOT 6. 



Number of nuts on trees* at beginning of experiment 358 

 Average number per tree — 13"7 



[ved as manure : — 



4 tb. sulphate of ammonia per tree (2 cwt. per wsre). 



5 lb. basic slag „ „ „ „ „ 



t lb. sulphate of potash „ „ „ „ ,, 



Number of nuts collected during lieyeai — 651 



\verage number per tree — — — 25'0 



Number of nuts left on trees at close of experiment 852 

 Average number per tree 32 - 7 



+< inl\ 26 bearing trees are in thi ilot, as 2 are late supplies. 



PLOT i. 



Number of nuts on it beginningof experi- 



641 



ment 



Average number per I n e 



red as manure: 



8 Cb 



Number of nuts collected .luring the year — — 

 Average number pei — 1 9"9 



Number of nuts left on ti > periment 



\ verage number per tree — — 25'5 



*Only 27 bearing trei n In plo ; 'Pl''y- 



PLOT 8. 



Number of nuts on trees at b. ming of 



ment 

 Average number per tree 



Received as manure - - 



741 

 28-5 



8 3). cotton seed meal per tree (4 cwt. per acre). 



Number of nuts collected during the year — — 692 

 Average number per i ree — 26*6 

 Number of nuts left on trees at the clo peri- 

 ment — 852 

 Werage number per tree — — 32 - 7 



i >nl\ 26 bearing trees are in the plot, a- 2 are late supplies. 



The following table is of interest in obtaining an insight 

 into the progress of the experiment: — 



Manure. Nuts collected Difference Nuts produced 

 per tree. between during period 



number of of experiment. 



nuts at end 

 and at be- 

 ginningof 

 experiment. 



1. No manure 29-6 -6'0 23"6 



2. Ten manure 29 5 I •'. 28"2 



3. Tankage 26-2 \-5S 315 

 t. Phosphate and | ., . t 



potash I 



5. Nitrogen 21"7 - 2"2 23"9 



6. Phosphate, I 



potash and 25'0 +19(1 I In 



nitrogen. | 



7. Phosphate I 'J '.I • 1 - 21-7 

 s. ( lotton seed 



meal 



-I- 0-4 



25 3 



26-6 



-,- 1-2 





While ii would be a difficult matter to compare the 

 results of one ma linst another, it will be seen that the 



manures have all had a beneficial effect on the trees so far as 

 number of nuts is coi of the manured plots, 



except pen manure, is the average number of nuts per tn 

 the close of the experiment, below what it was when the 

 experiment was started. The case is otherwise with the no- 

 ne plot. 



During the pasi two years it was observed that the 

 individual tree is producing a smaller number of nuts 

 yi ii, .ml it would appear that manure would maintain the 

 yield 'i i ig is both d ind necessary. 



