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On the Growth of Barley by different Manures, Sfc. 



Resi'Lts of Experiments on the Growth of Barley by different Manures: — made 



(Hoos-Field, 



Table I. — Dressed Corn per 



Experi- 

 ments. 



MANURES. 

 (Quantities per Acre, per Annum). 



ANNUAL 



1852. 



1853. 



1854. 



1855. 



Series 1. — Gauge, or 



No Manure 



20 bushels Clay and Weed Aslies 



14 tons Farmvard Manure . 



Series 2.— With 



Mixed Alkalies (Sulphates of Potash , Soda, and Magnesia) 



Superphosphate of Lime 



Superphosphate of Lime, and " Mixed Alkalies" . . . 



Mean 



Series 3. — Witli Nitrogen per acre, equal to about 50 lbs. 



275 lbs. Nitrate of Soda, alone 



100 lbs. each, Sulphate and Muriate of Ammonia, alone 



100 lbs. each. Sulpliate and Muriate of Ammonia, and! 



" Mixed Akalies ' ( 



100 lbs. each, Sulphate and Muriate of Ammonia, andl 



Superphospiiate of Lime / 



11)0 lbs. each, Sulphate and Muriate of Ammonia, and 1 



Superphosphate of Lime, and " Mixed Alkalies ". . / 



y^eaM . 



50 

 44 2 



53 21 



Series 4. — With Nitrogen per acre, equal to about 100 lbs. 



550 lbs. Nitrate of Soda, alone 



200 lbs. each, Sulphate and Muriate of Ammonia, alone 

 2000 lbs. Rape Cake, alone 



200 lbs. eacli. Sulphate and JNIiiriate of Ammonia, and 1 

 " .Mixed Alkalies" } 



200 lbs. each. Sulphate and Muriate of Ammonia, and 1 

 Superphosphate of Lime / 



200 lbs. each. Sulphate and Muriate of Ammonia, and 1 

 Superphosphate of Lime, and " Mixed Alkalies.' . J 



2000 lbs. Rape Cake, and " Mixed Alkalies" 



2000 lbs. Rape Cake, and Superpho.sphate of Lime . . . 



2000 lbs. Rape Cake, and Superphosphate of Lime, and " 

 '■ Mixed Alkalies " j 



39 0.1- 



41 :n 



43 3 



45 0} 



33 



40 U 



37 Oi 



39 3i 



44 



35 1 

 30 Oi 

 40 Oi 



39 



58 li 



No Nitrate of Soda in 1852 ; but Sulphate of Potass, and Superphosphate of Lirae. 



