AS A MANURE FOR POTATOES. 359 
SHORT-TOPPED REDS. 
; Ibs. _ loads. tons. Ids. yds. 
With Guano, ......... 44,280. 176 nearly, 193 eres 1 in 45 
» Stable-manure, 33,220. 132 nearly, 15 nearly 1 ,, 60 
» Nitrate of So- 
da, Horn-shavings + 23,180. 92......... 10inearly 1 ,, 86 
without manure .. 
These amounts nearly approximate to those 
produced on Chat Moss, adjoining the Railway. 
Mr. Bell, of Villa House, near Listowell, 
county Kerry, states, that “he watched carefully 
the progress of the growth of potatoes planted 
with Guano. In a few weeks the bulb was 
largely formed, and of the size of a hen-egg 
before the bulb was visible by the farm yard 
manure. His crop was very large, and worth 
£50. per acre, in the ground.” 
As no mention is made of the quantity of Guano 
applied, nor whether the produce was that of a 
statute, or of an Irish acre, I am unable to form any 
opinion regarding its productiveness. Thirty tons, 
or 67,200 lbs., rather more than 266 loads, is the 
greatest recorded crop. 266 loads at 3s. 9d. per 
load, will amount to nearly the above sum; but 
from the quantity of potatoes grown in Ireland, 
