68 RESULTS OF MANURIAL EXPERIMENTS 



Grenada 



The Botanical Department in Grenada has conducted 

 experiments on several cocoa estates situated in different 

 parts of that island with a view to demonstrating the 

 advantages accruing from good cultivation in conjunction 

 with manurial applications. The subjoined tables in- 

 dicate the excellent results obtained : 



Plots 

 ^-acre 

 ia area. 



Mannres applied. 



Yield of cored cocoa in lb. 

 per anQum. 



l.< 



/a 



B 



2. 



H 



fl906"| 

 4 1907 

 (.1908 

 fl906 

 4 1907 

 1 1908 

 ?1906 



"11907 

 11908 



No manure 



1 cwt. basic slag each 

 year 



1 cwt. basic slag, 42 lb. 

 sulphate of ammonia 



7 barrels lime 



16 cwt. pen manure 



ri906K __^ , 



J igg>T 18 cwt. pen manure each 



li908j y^^- 



( 1906-8 No manure 

 \ 1909 Mulched with bush, etc. 

 ^1906 1 cwt. basic slag, 42 lb. 

 nitrate of soda 



1907 1 owt. basic slag, 42 lb. 

 nitrate of soda 



1908 42 lb. nitrate of soda, 

 8 cwt. sheep manure 



rl906 J cwt. Ohlendorfi's cocoa 

 I manure 



1908 i cwt. Hughes' packard 

 t manure 



I cwt. basic slag, 42 lb. 

 1906-( sulphate of am- 

 monia 

 1 hogshead of lime 



8 cwt. pen manure 

 No manure 

 Mulched with bush 



1907 

 U908 

 / 1906-8 

 11909 

 fl906 

 -^1907 

 (l908 



}' 



basic slag each 



cwt. 

 year 



1906 1 cwt. basic slag and 



I 28 lb. sulphate of 



I potash 



(.1907 8 barrels of lime 



/1906 8 cwt. sheep manure 



1 1907 8 cwt. sheep manure 



