50 Experiments for determining the Manures 
2nd. Width of Drilis—This averaged 28 inches, varying 
from 25 to 30; but the opinion of the Club was, that on land 
of ordinary fertility, with the proper quantity of manure, the 
spaces should run from 28 to 80 inches. 
3rd. Width of Hoeing.—On the majority of the farms it 
has been the custom to thin from 7 to 8 inches; but in one 
instance, where the turnips were thinned to fully 13 inches, 
the result showed that the practice had conduced to increase 
the weight of the crop. Mr. Elliot, on whose farm this prac- 
tice obtained, was of opinion that when full manure was given, 
especially where all the manure of dung, guano, and bones 
are sown together, the best distance between the plants would 
be found to be 14 inches; and the Club express an opinion 
that this should be tried extensively. Deficiency of manure, 
late sowing, or cold situations will be good reasons for modi- 
fying the practice. 
Crops of 24 tons to the acre of Swedes have, however, 
been produced with hoeing from 6 to 7 or 73 inches apart: 
but with common white or red turnips this, or even 9 inches, 
is much under the proper width. 
Ath. Manures.—The advantage of large quantities of 
rich and well made farm-yard dung, as the manure to be 
principally depended upon, is completely established. The 
quantity should never be under 16 cube yards to the acre, 
unless with a large addition of ground bones as well as 
guano. It appears that from 2 to 23 cwt. of guano in 
cases of indifferent dunging has increased the produce from 
4 to 6 tons per acre. It appears to be a common prac- 
tice to apply, in addition to 13 or 14 cubic yards of dung 
to the acre, about 2 cwt. of guano, or 12 bushels of bones. 
The main point, however, is to increase the quantity of 
farm-yard manure. 
The object of the Club in printing the Minute respecting 
