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phatic manures, with and without potash, in 

 improving an old pasture. The 

 trials are being carried out on a field Manurln B 

 of light land which was, before treat- Berwickshire, 

 ment, mainly notable for its mossy 

 turf. Five plots, each of 3^ acres, were treated 

 as follows : (i) No manure ; (2) 8 cwts. of 

 superphosphate ; (3) ditto, plus 4 cwts. of 

 kainit ; (4) 10 cwts. of basic slag ; (5) ditto, plus 

 4 cwts. of kainit. These manures were applied 

 in the spring of 1911, and each plot was grazed 

 from June 2gth to August 23rd in that year 

 with eight half-bred ewes and single lambs. 

 The experiments are to be continued for a 

 series of years, but the results of the first 

 season recently published by the College 

 are of interest as showing the quick action of 

 the water-soluble phosphates, notwithstanding 

 the fact that it was one of the driest years on 

 record. Putting the value of the live-weight 

 increase at 3d. per lb., the following shows the 

 results of the eight weeks' grazing in the first 

 year of the experiment : 



Value of Increase. 

 Ibs. s. d. 



Superphosphate Plot ... ... 323 .. 80 9 



Superphosphate and 

 Slag and Kainit ... 



Kainit ... 322 

 213 



Slag 195 



No Manure 106 



80 6 



53 3 



48 9 



26 6 



The results of the second season are reported 

 in the " North British Agriculturist " of the 

 26th September, 1912. Mr. J. Elliot Scott, the 

 County Lecturer of the College, had conducted 

 a party of agriculturists over the experiments on 

 the previous week. 



