, 2—1854.] THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 27 
—HÓ— ——À— UPPER RUENRUEESEEN 3-707 or WEREEREPEREUE 
intog vay various per centsges of nitrogen, were, food for stock. Butitis equally ири. чең шк тә other | the Ap time, is, whilst the subject of the effect? of 
the ea rop is 
employed. cases the bulk of matter which th mals Lis nabled | highly nitrogenous 
TABLE Сос x ыс porre Е LI Resa to la fake into their stomaehs heri ex barel ugh of | before се publie, to fix attention upon the general facts 
the toes те poctively ri 1849 а "f 1850; and also tne | the im Арин р» — eani. of | so clearly brought out in the experiments quoted— 
infiuence of this per cen ption, and | food, to doner natural functions of the body. namely, that the per centage of nitrogen in the Turni 
the inerease of sheep fed upon them. We cannot, M "— саа а y Пед considera- | is very much increased by the free use of highly nitro- 
MR ое А | E .á | tion of he circumstances probably affecting the com- | genous artificial manures—and that а high per centage 
я 3223|325 32242 p feeding value of the Turnips, in the different | of nitrogen in the Turnip is no sure indication of 
$5 |f| 3232 = 23 of those yielding the pire inereased feeding value— but, on the con , that such 
g8 |43 ЕНЕ 298 | per ce е танага of nitrogen observed in the Tables—in, an increased per centage beyond a narrow 
8 ЕВ | as Ipa $8|have said, а теге notice of this kind, Our only abe: at А | lin limit would seem to be injurious. J. B. Lawes. 
БЕ & 2 E аз aa БЕ 
F 3 REPORTS OF HARVEST OF 1853. 
NoRFOLK WHITES. yum 
Grown — i WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. BEANS. PEAS. 
Pe centage of nitrogen in Tae -UUTUEVT 7) T. #5 — — 
the dry subst P oa "Ж ӨР, SEM COUNTIES. [2 5 | сошрагей with $ 5 Compared with | Ẹ | Compared with | 8 Compared with 38 Compared with 
8. OZ. . 02. 108. oz.| lbs. oz. = з. |an average p.| 2 „|an average егор. 5 njan average crop. ® „ ар average crop. 5 n |an average crop. 
Lbs. of fresh Turnips c & az a£ as AE 
sumed p та 15. live pu——— P | 
weight рег week ......... 164 0 | 167 12 | 173 12 | 156 4 | SCOTLAND. 
x of Ad CIS con- ABERDEEN a à » ... | One-fifth under |... i ie e. 
ЕРА г... 7 |One-fourth under| 36 Good 40 One-fifth under | 22 |£One-fifth under 
vut i еек........../ 15 5| 14 1] 1310) 12 5 30 |One-sixth under| 43 Average 50 |O One-fifth under |... м 
Oz. of sit consumed FIFE 95 | One-fourth to . \ 
per T live weight в one-third under | 45 | One-fifth under | 50 Average a% А. 
p оз 0 4 6| 0 6l|STIRLING ......... .. |One-sixth under| ... Average EN One-tenth underj ... эй 
Lbs, of inerease in weight EAST LOTHIAN| 303| One-fifth under | 51 Full 60 Full "s 
of six she еер in 68 days | 28 0| 45 0j 22 O| 201oss| MID-LOTHIAN |30 | Ratherunder | 48 | Fullaverage | 48 Rather under Lh 
Lbs. of f dry substance eaten ... | One-fifth under | ... [Опе seventh und.| ... es bs Ж: 4 
ВЕСЕ increase LANARKSHIRE.| 26 (Oneeighthunder| ... = 40 29 |One-ninth under| .., aw 
inliveweight ............... 2452 4 1428 0 |2583 12 RENFREW ......... 82 |Oneeighthunder| 42 | One-fifth under | 36 40 Average а sre 
of nitrogen eaten tol | | | |  .[AXR......" 4 lOne-sixth under] ... hi . 40 32 Average ө, 
roduce 100 bs. increase | BERWICK bitak 26 | One-12th urder | 42 Average 42 e ees 
live ir. adt sa 39 0| 29 8| 6012 ROXBURGH .... 24 | One-sixth under | 32 Average 33 34 |Oneeighth under| 24 |Oneeighth under 
Sea 20 |Опе-віх under| 33 Average 33 27 |One-tenth under| 21 |Oneeighth under 
ason 1850, DUMFRIES ...... “кз R Average 33 vw nee yw T "E ve ЖУ Ж 
Рег parie, pe prha n in 90 lOne-fourth under| 32 |Oneeighth under| 28 One-seventh und.| 32 |Опе eighth under e 
the dry тена БЛ МБ i. LIO 2.16 255 | WIGTON 97 Average 40 Average 30 Under 30+ Und 
lbs. oz.| Ibs. oz.| lbs. oz.| lbs. oz. 
Lbs. of fresh Swedes con- ENGLAND. 
sumed per 100 Ibs. of live NORTHUMBER- die 
weight per week ............| 85 10 | 92 12 | 9012 | 898 LAND 20 |One-fourth under, 32 Average 36 Average es fei m 
Lbs. of dry substance con- , 20 |One-third uncer} 33 Average 48 | Full average |... Full егор . Full егор 
sumed per 100 Ibs. r live " CUMBERLAND | 24 |One-fourth under| 36 Average 40 verage 45 Dno deh» over| 27 Average 
weight per wéek..........| 9 5 9 13 9 5 90 |. 18 |One-fourth Мс 10 "Average 12 Average 4 эй РА i 
Oz. of nitrogen cons DURHAM ...... 12 | On ё 90 i 14 ne 10 а. 
per 10015. of live eni z uch inik - 2.1 Muehover |... Under E Average й. дебне y 
Pr WOOR ж ТГ 0 2 0 23| 0 3j| 0 33, WESTMORE- f 24 |Oneeighthunder| 33 |Опе-{еп{һ under| 36 One-ninth under| 30 | One-fifth under | ,,, du 
Lbs. of increase in weight| - LAND „2н 22 Under 33 | Fullaverage | 40| Four above iy m 
of 27 "c in (about) YORKSHIRE... 40 "n 48 AE 32 en 32 . 
Seven weeks .................. ii4loss| 204 0 | 66 0, 50 0 95 |Onc-fourth under| 40 |One-tenth under| 44 se. E ё 
Lbs. of Dr substance еа 94 |One-sixth under, 36 Average 44 Under 36 Average ы 
to produce 100 Ibs. Tom : 18. | One-fifth under | 32 Average v ss 24 Average "e 
іп Нуе weight ............... .. |1165 0 |3402 0 |4475 0 90 |One-fourth under| 40 Average Ei sis "at Average já 
Lbs. of nitrogen eaten to ... (One-third under| ... Average дЫ: Average ..| Under average | ... 
uce 100 Ibs, iperen LANCASHIRE ...| ... One-fourth under m ..| Rather under |... En 
Hyrewelsht «penali. 20 8| 73 8| 114 2 22 |One-third under = Avorhcs 45 — 
28 |One-third under 5 ne-fourth under| 50 verage 
The Swedes latter set of experi- 29 | Much und e E 39 | Fullaverage |36| Not average 
ments bep like the Norfolk k Whites i in the former one, CHESHIRE .... 16 |One-third ең der 30 | . Average 35 Average 50 (One-third under| 20 
gro r systema urse of Turnip experiments, 5 зрте ge 1 " ie © Average РА — д . 
1 à ne-thir - er, verage rag „+ LII - 
- land which has been devoted. to не стор year | DERBY ............ x е 36 | One-third under | ... КЕ - 
ter year since 1843 ; manures of thes me deseription, 2c 95 |One-fourth under! ... 40 Average 
but sometimes varying in the соз а теб ЖОБ 94 |One-third under| 40 Average >|... Е 2i Опей under| 24 |Oi 
having been applied to the same plots throughout, : 20 (One-third -under 36 Average 36 Under 20 (One-third under| 20 | 
Swedes being, however, substitu tuted iog, Norfolk сян : > deci We 36 |One-third under ^ d Under A: 
in не of 1849, and since. of LINCOLNSHIRE | » One-third under| 32 |One-sixth under| 50 ое under | 34 |Oneeighth under| 28 
x iment 10 tons plia ба were w hed " 44 | One-fifth under |... iia 20 
out re Peas = each of sig P. - 25 (One seventh und. & Опе-10й under pa з E T 
manure in indickted in the table ; and nd each of is of SIAPFORDSH. | 16 [Nesronehalfund| 88 Oneeigbthunder| 40 | - 30 s 30 
10 tons, чыч еа ce of a TW aum, kind of m ew | LEICESTER- 22 |One-fourth under 40 Avera 44 |. 34 Over 80 | 
was allo tted o 27 sh The fou f sided "SHIRE ......... 1 20 mir "c 32 |One-sixth under| 40 One-sixth under | ... "ei x. 
sheep. e sets were folde 
; | RU 28 рл» aor 35 — over| 94 Average 94 
rass field (which bad reviously been | RUTLAND ........ 
P y | HEREFORD- 25 бст. poA ne-fourt " Ta di is 
ia down quite close) ; and no other food was allowed, | TEES ә i One-fifth under 30 Onc-ienih under i i сы so ii A 
t , afi WORCESTER . 18 |Two-fifths under| ... ivi 6 ... Nearaverage |.. 
ноо. M wedes m ter being cut, they were permitted | 12 | oben under | 88 T a Average 36 | Overaverage 
рая соор 16 lOne-third under| 86 | One-sixth over |... э 36 | One-sixth over 10 
It is seen that whether we look to the amounts of 18 One-third under| 40 Average 40 Average 24 | One-fifth under | 24 
cnin e consumed by а эвлер weight o of animal 5 [ve imis under, 28 3 nest Ee 30 eir d ae м One ith under 12 
Е ithi en " 18 wo-fifths Я дег! 30 |One-sixth under| 30 |One-iourth under; rage е 
; within a given аны or to those requi red to pro- X. P WICKSH P ^. | Rather under Aver n 
. Quee а given amount of i ncrenso-— фел is a Con- EET Die Nas саде * | Much uder |36| Average | 24 
р cs difference аба Ве results of the Nor. 19 ан under 32 One fourth u ETE ад Ба = aan under = 
a Whi RTHAMPTN.| 24 ther under | 40 vera, 40 + Under i erage 
of ihe м ална чог ен мд the flete both | ез NORT 94: lOne-fourth un e er| 48 Full average 24 | One-sixthunder | 40 Full average 12 
ne m jf the dry substan оп" HUNTINGDON | 18 | One-third under 36 |One-tenth under | ... 2. 36] Average [|32 
mea: eir tances, the amounts Ic jc 28 | One- 56 |One-tenth under| 34 Average 
quired in the Norfolk Whites being alway E gr NORFOLK ........ 20 | One-third under 32 | One-fifth under m 6-4 
= эй манаа еве 30 |Oneeighth under| 44 Average 48 |One-seventh und.| 36 Average 
a f Turni ng ihe res 9i One i und 32 (One-third under | 48 |One-fourth under| 24 |One-third under 
variety of Turnips Mely, and looking first to ће SUFFOLR .......| ... omakin — Ж: Barely Es E ... | One-fifth under |... 
amounts consumed by a given weight of ani thin 20 |One-fo 82 | One-fifth under "p 16 |Two-fifths under| 10 
ere is much less of uniformity in the 20 Опет der 26. ac SEO One-tenth under| 23: |Two-difthe 
quantities of nitr 90 | One-six 80 |One-seventh und. r One-seventhund.| 16 
Ё nitrogen во — n T аа НИ 16 S et m 9 98 |Oneeighth under — under| 24 A 1 
y different, manures, {һап the in those of either 18 |Two-fifths under | 28 |One-fourth under verage One-fifth over | 14 
e fi urnips or the dry su b». 14 Rs. 5. А oer s id Re beo DR Sixth under 30 iA 25 0 
i : 15 |Two-fifths under ne-fifth under eim |i 
IN next to the question of the amount of con- p вВЕРЕОКрЕН. PE 14 | One-haif under 35: Оле лик v hando Онеблћ under |. 
nts required t duce a given result, and taking 24 38 |One-fourth under| Much hints Over dh 
first the results of the Norfolk "Whites, we see that, OXFORD 16 separa. mes 40 Avera Over As 
excluding those grown by mineral manures only, which sedit ЧОП anb oder 4 |. aa ся 
Were too far grown and « pithy,"—those ud the other | SLOUCES BEST e rth under| 82 Average | 
lots, whieh conta ined the Du" aad pw e of | 920 0 rthunder| 38 | „ 4 
4 
45 
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29 
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nitrogen, and in which IL а сече, = pei 
: it, gave the greatest increase ; whilst the Ae "fed W ч Е ет |... M 
the Turnips containing the highest amount o шег under 36 | ^ "Average 
ne-fourth under| 30 eit а under 
i | |One-tenth under 
| One-12th under 
а ig 
ni lost instead of gained in weight. The result 
with the Swedes is very similar. In this case, however, BERKSHIRE...... 
isan ac 
urnips wn 
y mineral manures alone— ‚ being much too far SUSSEX isise. Oneeighth under 
One-fifth under 
One fourth under 
One-sixth under 
One-fourth under 
—À id > 
manure, very pithy, but they contained a per с 
t. 
One-third under 
'Two-fifths under 
e 
«€ the s highest per cent. the worst result. 
r, when we com aere amounts of food con- 
in these i 
xperiments, with the amounts in other cases with foods | DORSET , ..........| ' 
of known superior quality—if is evident that those 
i pire de whieh in - each se t of бечел и. 
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