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406 : THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. [June 
ar nn | oi Preiera? Plane, O18 Jeary, London, FAA Moy i 
doubts which were answered by the manufacturerina| | Ra yg da yaaa UPON 
me thi ter E, HER 
manner calculated to satisfy the suspicion of most per- Russian sad i ah oe an gy peor wint ra EASON, 1643, SUBJECT, NORFOLK WHITE 1 TURNIP 
pf portion o of the bulk of the dried night-soil was | tober ; they ripen much, sooner, and admit of being "appears 
forwarded to me for analysis ; the result of which at | S0wn ‘on lighter so soil than the spring Bean ; “tien are | vaste showing the Quantity and Composi the 
onee proves that its composition, as sent out, is totally taken from each Acre. 
unlike the analysis offered as its composition, and also ir Sa or three times ‘in the spring, prior to, the ; 
iti f t- il; hi | Turnips being sown in y5 Pa 
unlike t! the composition © genuine night Sol for ad inea OF fae nche s apart i cathe centre of the Beans. Tn ia. _ Produce per Acre, consisting 
analysis red by the manufacturer, the fac e, drying | this way In r fail to “eta | Parts of BEE +d Mics fe {28 
it on iron Wie by which 20 per cent. o ee Sante gene | aE, a. aai 
evaporated, would have increased the pa constituents | cover the groun “7 pale are as clean as the best fallow- $ Sees | 288 | 32S Re 
ratio. This we do not find | grown ones, for the horse-hoe, as soon as the Bean ° fe be 28 
to be the case ; on the contrary, the manure as et out are off, is passed between the Turnips, taking up the a | A” oe 
is inferior to the eee sample. 56,5 of earthy | Bean-stubble and all weeds left on the former hoeings. ey 0.6 | e 
matter with 1 carbon: is not a yery| Your Beans, I expect, are spring ns, and if so you Bulb i ana rg |, 863 | 130 
valuable manure ; 75,5 per cent. of the ingredients are | are in time for sowing, although mine are up. I should att eck “24 | 386 | 97 | aa 
to be fi in many very soils; and yet it is| ¥se the Clov t he Turnip-seed in 4 a- aay 
€ e public at the moderate price of 5/. 5s. your case, arranging it as a y I ause drop the Total | 39274 | 29,273 |273 me 
per ton, with the additional liberal offer of delivering it A mood hekwen Ma rows. I ee y did mine so ; but El - 
at any wharf or railway station in London.—Alfre u cannot have p the | 2—|Leaf . . .| 4691| 4,245 | 377 | 69% 
Gyde, M.R.C.S.E., Painswick. rows being yer dian I "heat you have little chance of Balke. x 9,382 8,520 | 813 | 4 
suecee eding w well. I sow the quickest growing Turnip Roots... 188 170 16 1 
me Me e Stone or the Six-weeks White), because I want to ; 5 | 1.206. 
ON THE GROWTH en TURNIPS AND BEANS Les off for Wheat. I do not think Swedes would do, Total | 14,261 | 12,935 | 1,206 ll 
TOGETHER. as little progress is made whilst the Beans are on the} 3 \Toaf . . .| 9,232 | 8,355 | 760 | 1 
Tux inclosed is in answer to ‘a let addressed to Tand. Bulb < , | 18,464 | 16,765 | 1,619 
Mr. H. Davis for ep rior on ‘hie set. i think| “The aroma from the Bean-bloom, which i is said to ari 369 335 39 
many of your’ readers would be, as e peen | contain much carbonic gas, es ry to keep the fly 3 T tal |738,06 | 25455 Z4 
men ‘benefitted by a pions of the dati. away, pi sie in aaeh where the Beans are a. 9 1065 | 25,455 | 2,411 | 19 
fully intend to try the plan, though Mr. Dav vis | I never s fly. I assure you I hav ve grown this 
seems to thivk I'shall do so under unfavourable cir- | way ut ‘fault, | 4—|Leaf. + hy 8,177 744 11 
Thi information may be useful to other readers of Bulb. . + 18,07 16,408 1,578 
the intervals. Should it succeed with me I shall b I therefore beg, wie done Root . >. ei 861 |) 338. 338 32 
me happy to. let ese aad the result.—A South Lint ir it aaah be forwarded to the ae tie office, and with Total | 27,468 | 24,923 | 2,894 p 
hire Farmer. E ou]. y it Dav — 
5—lLeat . . . | 12,302 | 11,133 |1,005 | 16 
Bulb. . 24,603 22,339 2, 152 
Seer à EXPERIMENTS AT ROTHAMSTED FARM, H RTS. 3 Boote aya 492 447 {i 
i ble for Turnips. Previous crops since manure—Wheat, Tive Asteria escription of} ` 1| 37. 3 
soed = Norfalk Whites, Aierbe and Seed dri ille a on ridges 25 mey betwee n the row Sh pieces of iat | aali | occ | 8,200 E 
ground allotted to each Experiment tof co cond crete, a ; 
were made on the same spaces as those of the first, having th e firs pbs ving bee : wa a2 ta 2020 a7 es i 
entirely carted off. The crop of clean Bulb per acre is given, calculated i rom SA ney Tad ntity taken Talis cu g: "477 45 5 
from measured iial of land, Paea- of about one-eighth of-an acre for each lot, and or me hoc aes e eee e 
across the series in three different places. The Analyses, which were made in my Lab: niran by Dr. Gilb! Total | 39, aT 36,183 | 3,379 
and Mr. D. Ca ainpbell, bef only to the crop of 1843, as also do all the calculations depending yoo them. 
NE wale Mr tot for ony the erop of 16452 loo do altho clelatons depending upon them 7—|Leaf . . 7,735 7,018 | 630 
ki: Isai ? 
gele son e » «| 15,509 | 14,082.) 1,355 
Pes 9 oe i Bane aa ~ 310 281 27 
ee | es eect ay ae 
Bulb per Acre Es a ber of Total | 23,574 21,381 | 2,012 | 1 
; in zS 2 | Plants we 
3 BE |S° |p Ac g—|Leaf . . . | 13,577 | 12,887 | 1,115 
i 54l : Bub Be ae Ass 24,699 2,356 
a I HA 3 E cs ot . Valle” 
ees Tns. cwt. gre. Ibs T 
T TETA Parma dang, iai j aai fist ereat A ias otal 4l J 37, = 5 (3518 
BS: Eoee to = e eflO 15.1 0/4875) 1,19) 20,096 | 9—\Leaf . . . | 11,679] 10,560 | 951 
@ { te Nom chart 3 < i D he, 3 3-78 es 0,52| 17,940 Bulb... |. 23,357 | 21,308-| 2,028 J 
o manure - - 3 = ` - | 2 4 1 .0)1000| 9,36) 13,736 Root age 487 424 | 40-1 
ofits nesme | RE pape Po “nun [a oe 
4 Ties bhon ewt. eae yeast 2 bushels |81 1111926 Di6 ere, 10—|Leaf ... . | 14,269 12,913 1,168 
pri y ; $ ewt. phosphate of ammonia {6-4 0/3138} 0,92| 16,768 Bulb... age 25, ae 2; phe 
843 8 ushels cast Se j lo i 1919029] 1 D1 Paoi an AEA A 7 
s{ fd -|10.1 19/2022} 1,21] 20,240 | - 
a Ak pa phat wè aulphate of ant 510 1 0/2498 0,8 14,256 {Total | 43,377 aa an ‘a 
of oe ê sap. ap ahosoh of lime ; 12 Ibs. sulph. of ammonia ; "er To yeas 111 22|2796| 1,33| 19,573 Leor 1 
1844 ; 15 lbs. pionii of ammonia 2 0|2867| 0.65 21632 1l—|Leaf . . . | 12,826 | 11,607 |1, 052 
7 [ie 56 Ibs ie 1-35 1658! Tas oa Bulb . . . | 25,552 }- 23, 7291 | 2,241 | 
1844 3 cwt a 3996 Posts. S 513 466 45) | 5 
‘ s - z è 0/1382| 0,38| 17,864 ETAN 
ao eni 2}-ewt. Enpi of ines Bh en cwt. Rape-cake -IZ 2 1 21/2894 = alicia Total | 38,990 “35,564 [3888 2 
1844 3 ewt. of apatite, decomposed by one ac., eck 200 Ibs. apatite) 615 3 0 3076 071 21,932 12—l Leaf 12,758 | 11,546 | 1,049 
> Ea SO 13 cwt. ipagini of lime’; -39 he 5/2490) 1,59) 15,295 Bulb... | 25,515 | 28, 167 2,222 
war As Sa 8, with si lbs: hydrochlorie. A rtada, ere g- a 1125 0/3320) 0,81 20,392 t . 510 Pri aa 
lb ie ; 1 ewt. Ra . lira 3 63042 155 T8 7: S Ipae 
104 1844 ry vt. pp o am oom of lime; pen Ra cas k ira 03173 rie 13.956 — shia. i sa m 
1843 Refuse matter, containi ig eea Perea S Fa , 4 
11 > CO: ing much precip. phosph. lime, Ra Ẹ 7 Da 11,875 | 10,746 | 976 
ue E sup. -phosph. ser 34 a peveae 515 hs pho — ; 1 0/9607 re 10220 e Bulb ee 23,749 21, 564 t 
} ewt.. sup, phos eR reg rare T ; 475 31 
n{ 1844 5 ewt. super-pl ams Ais e. er} “a “ep See 1 NERA ae ey: ee mes 36,099 32,741. 5,087 
13 1843 1} ewt. sup.-phosph. lime ; 40 lbs. sulph, i eee ewt. Rape-cake jo 12 ( ai 1 ashi _—__|———_—|——_ | | 
1844 4 cwt. sup.-phosph. lime; "Alewt. wt. Rape-cake ; 2 eo Raha Bry RS a } a pni me yt! 14—I|Leaf 10,975 9,932 | 900 
14 1843 14 cwt. sup.-phosph.. ienas 33 ewt. aaant ; 10 Ibs. sulph. 915 3 25 aaa0l Tor at Bulb 7 5 3 21,949 | 19,929 | 1; 908 
1844 5 owt. sup Kanina land trenelied with’ the > spade 16 ine deep e Sa at eT Rt a 398 | 38 | 
15 1843 32 ewt. F BE aae A ebay AN, 13,36 Total | 33,363 30; ull gai 
1844 1 ewt ii pokona of soda: moni 18 poaa 1,75) 15,088 Recast) 
of soda ; 2 ), 0/3013} 0,76) 19,504 Ihe wach arian 057 | 1,009 | 
1843 32 ewt. 3 Dd Os Ql stb) hy 15 R | 38,823 “1, 1 
16 ig4a Snow super. ea of lime me ewt. phosphate of magand -J12 9 0 15,2974) 1,39| 19,975 aor pts 26,646 24,194 2,330 
sf En 32 ewt we Pete EN 5 1501s. eos 5 geh -| 6.13 2. 0/3024).0,70) 21,336 Roots vi d 533 484| 7 46 
Paw it tana He! of potass -|11 143 19/2804] T,36| 19,298 Total | 40,522 | 36,735 | 3465 | E 
“16 2°°2° 012775 0,66 20,552 ` 
hs 35 Ser est lime 5784 Ibs. phosph. magnesia ; 75 Ibs, Subs Sareea —116—IDeat . -< | 13952 |. 12,626 | biel 
r 
1844 2 ewt. sup.-phosph. lime ; 1 ek er shpk osph, pot; soda, & magnesia ay t 3 012572 vei ase or Rate E ir A ey 33 v 
1843 3} ewt. super-phosphate of lime; 84 Ibs. sphate of magnesia; 75 aR. se Total 42.413 | 38 ze ae " 
194 otk a a a, Sb ibe, sniphate of ADIA -12 5 0 133045] 1,49! 19,113 | nn mma 
"e one ‘0. 18, aien ig with 15 lbs. phosphate of ammonia ` -| 6 13 1 0.3107] 0,73 90352117—|\Leaf ... ..| 13,156} 11,906 1,079 
i cwt. sup-phosph.lime; 1} cwt. Rape-cake ; 16 Ibs. sulph. ammonial{] 19° 1 .58/16.916 Bulb . . . | 26,311 | 23,890 | 2,2 ae 
: “al 1844 like aE lime; 4 ewt. Rape-cake ; 56 Ibs. sh ammonia = 7 er fosd one e388 o baat 20 OE. - 
Bo E 2 ar m aR OFA. bits 
Y 1843 Unburnt bones ae uric acid, 7 bushe -I1 14 3 19/2804/7 48 48| 17,675 | Total | 39,993 | 36,274 ae b. 
1844 37 : Ibs. se decomposed by malpiarie acid, containing 104 Ibs. | =i 
“7 Spin rower obar oigstis-zze istet = =. E 18500 f 19000 ORE a 
f 1843 a ewt. spr phot ot ne ARN z . i273 2 829087 2 Ta 18,446 Bulb. . . | 26,600 | 24,153 mae ; 
perp s - - -| 7 i4 3 0/3503 P81] 24,205 Root grin es Irate A 
PE n alt a8 t 
> hvushels of Wsedauiees -1i 1-3 21/2650] 1,32) 18,745 | Total | 40,430 pai Serer se 
‘Sup.-phosph. lime; 56 Ibs. jae EER Na 14 ewt, nits 50 "8 35 0- 0)1700' 0,83! 10,072 t- 
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