48 FERTILISERS AS AN AID TO 



Tons, Cwts. Qrs. 



JO tons Farm-yard manure alone gave ... 27 12 3 per acre 



10 tons Farm-yard manure with a com- 

 plete fertiliser supplying 20 Ibs. nitro- 

 gen, 175 Ibs. soluble phosphate, and 

 80 Ibs. potash per acre, with I J cwt. 

 nitrate soda as top dressing after 

 singling 36 7 I 



Increase over Farm-yard manure alone ... 8 14 2 

 Profit per acre after paying for Fertilisers l 12 



Salt was added in some cases, which further 

 increased the crop from 3 to 4 tons per acre. 



The official Reports of the Herefordshire 



County Education Committee show that very 



exhaustive manurial trials were con- 



ducted at no less than thirteen 

 Wre. farm centres throughout the county 



during the three years 1909-11. Not- 

 withstanding the latter dry year, the following 

 were the average results per acre for the three 

 years : 



Tons. Cwts. Qrs. 

 Farm -yard manure alone, 12 tons ... ... 27 17 3 



Farm-yard manure, 12 tons, with a complete 



manure supplying 20 Ibs. nitrogen, 135 Ibs. 



soluble phosphate, and 40 Ibs. potash, 



together with 3 cwt. salt. A top dressing of 



20 Ibs. quick-acting nitrogenous manure 



after singling .... ... ... ... ... 37 2 I 



Increase over Farm-yard manure alone per acre 942 



Increased Profit per acre after paying for the 

 Fertiliser, valuing the mangels at local mar- 

 ket prices ............... 



Phosphates from various sources were tested, 

 and in the official Report for 1909 it is stated that 

 water-soluble phosphate was decidedly more 

 profitable than either steamed bone or basic slag. 



