1.8.C. 30 Proes. of the Asiatic Soc. of Bengal. [(N.S., XVIII, 
TasBie J. 
Showing number of tillerings and yield of grain and straw (Paddy). 


















i 
: fe Wericur In GRAMS OF 
Pot | o. of 
Nal Nature of Experiment. Tiller- . = 
nage: Grain. Straw. Total. 
Be ee ee Se Be eae | i. a 
| I 
Li Meee Bie © | 20°9 34-0 
2 |NandP 29 13°2 19-3 | 325 
3 |N and 2P 16°7 21-3 38-0 
4 |Nand 4p 31 18-2 21-3 39°5 
5 |N and 8P 29 20°6 22°5 43°1 
6 | Nil - 4 19 7:4 13°3 20°7 
7 |P ; ae 30 10°7 15°5 26-2 
8 |2P ; 30 11°9 15-2 Pyle 
9 . P 32 12°8 14:0 26°8 
10 {8P “| 30 12°3 12-2 24'5 
1) . 52 26°8 42°9 69°7 
12 and N an 60 27-1 47°5 746 
13. | Gand N and 2P ; 62 32°3 47°8 80"1 
l4 | G and N ana 4P ite 26s <7 > 908 53-7 
15 : |G and N and 8P 68. | 368 56°6 93°4 
si } a 
16 |G 39 | «(24-6 28°] 527 
17. |G ‘ 42. | 247 33°5 58°2 
18 |G and 2P 47 265 | 333 | 598 
19 |Gand 4P 50 28°] 35-2 63:3 
20 |G and 8P 50 32°4 35-1 67-5 




Note.—P—250 ib. of Flour phosphate. G—5,000 Ib. of green daincha 
leaves. cs —400 Ib. of Sulphate of ammonia. 
of sulphate o ammon It is also is si noted that there is a small 
increase in the yield of ‘crop with increased application of phosphate, 
ate — pita sings with the quantity supplie 
ults obtained at the Manganallur Agricultural ‘Station for enn 
years had shown that flour phosphate was nearly as good as bone mea 
ving an increased yield dd The experi 
in different paddy rete de of the oan A aaa with the te operation of the 
paty Directors. An appro imately uniform pie and, us : 
acre, was selected, eve manured with green leaves, and divided into 
10 long strips. Altern lots received flour phosphate at the ra 
500 nds per acre. There was an average se of b. of grain 
r acre ate-manured plots, which works to 11% over 
_ manured with green manure only, as will be seen from the following 

