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On the Groivth of Barley hy different Manures, ^c. 



Kesults of Experiments on the Guowth of Barley by different Manures: — made 



(Hoos-Field, 



Table VII. — Weight per Bushel 



Experi- 

 ments. 



MANURES. 

 (Quantities per Acre, per Annum.) 



IN EACH 



1852. 1853. 1854. 1855 



Series 1 . — Gauge, or 



No Manure 



20 bushels Cla)' and Weed Ashes 



14 tons Farmyard Manure 



Series 2.— With 



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

 Superphosphate of Lime 



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



Mean 



Series 3. — With 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, Sulphate and Muriate of Ammonia, and " Mixed I 

 Alkalies" J 



lonlbs. each. Sulphate and Muriate of Ammonia, ;ind Super-1 

 phosphate of Lime J 



100 lbs. each, .Sulphate and Muriate of Ammonia, and Super- 1 

 phosphate of Lime, and "Mixed Alkalies" / 



Mean 



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, ulone 

 2000 lbs. Rape Cake, alone 



200 lbs. each. Sulphate and Muriate of Ammonia, and "Mixed \ 

 Alkalies" / 



200 lbs. each, Sulphate and Muriate of Ammonia, and Super-") 

 phosphate of Lime .( 



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

 phospliate of Lime, and "Mixed Alkalies" j 



2000lbs. Rape Cake, and "Mixed Alkalies" 



2000 lbs. Rape Cake, and Superphosphate of Lime 



2000 lbs. Rape(;ake, and Superphosphate of Lime, and "Mixod 1 

 AlkaUes-' i 



49-1 

 51-7 



OO'd 



51-2 



51'4 

 50-7 



49'7 

 51-3 

 51-3 



51*3 



5r7 



51-4 



5r6 



50*4 



51-1 



No Nitrate of Soda in 1852; but Sulphate of Potas.s, and Superphosphate of Lime. 



