MAN U UK i-uli UAliLKY. 2i5 



in the autumn and ai^ui" in the spring, or at least stir up the land 

 tJboriiugldy with :i two or turi-c-horsf cullivalor or guii^-plow. 



Lei us say that tbe cost of plowing, harrowing, drilling, and 

 rolling, is |r).uO per acre. Seed, $2.00. Ilurvesting, $2.00. Thresh- 

 ing, G cents a bushel. 



Receipts : 



13i husbels barley 07 1.25 $16.57 



SOU lbs. ol stniw (u fl. jrt lou l.tiO 



Putting in and harvesting the crop $y.00 



ThreBliing 13i bushels {a c « U— 'JM 



Rent and profit per acre f b.37 



"That is a better showing than I expected," said the Squire, 

 *♦ and as barley occupies tbe land only a few months, and ui we 

 sow wheat after it, we cannot expect large profits." 



" Very well," said I, " Now let us take tbe crop, this same un- 

 favorable year, on plot 2a. ii., dressed with superphosphate and 

 nitrate of soda. 



The expense of plowing, harrowing, drilling, rolling, seed, and 

 harvesting, would be about the same, or we will say $2.00 an acre 

 more for extra labor in harvesting. And we will allow two busiiels 

 per acre for sciUtcrings — though there is nothing like as much 

 barley left on the gnmnd when we have a good crop, as when we 

 have a poor crop. But I want to be liberal. 



The yield on pb)t 2a.<i., was 48J bushels per acre, and 2,715 lbs. 

 of straw. 



Receipts: 



461 bushels (cb fl.25 fS.'^.iS 



2,715 lbs. straw (a $4. per ton 5.43 



$63.86 

 Putting in the crop and harvesting. . . $11.00 



Thrcshinir 4 '-i bushels in 6 c 2.S0 



375 lbs. nitrate of soda (a 4 c 11.00 



392 lbs. superphosphate @ 2 c 7.84 



$32.&4 

 Rent and profit $31.22 



In ordinary farm practice, I feel sure we can do better than this. 

 Grow ing barley year after year on tbe same land, is not tlie most 

 economical way of getting tbe full value of the manure. There is 

 much nitrogen and phosphoric acid left in the land, which barley 

 or even wheat does not seem capable of taking up, but which would 

 probably be of great benefit to tbe clover. 



