70 RESULTS OF MANURIAL EXPERIMENTS 



following August or September, has given the best results 

 as a cocoa manure in St. Lucia. 



The subjoined table gives particulars regarding the 

 results obtained from manuring cocoa with various 

 fertilisers in that island : 



SouFRffiBB Plot, La Pauta Estate 

 Area^ 1 acre 



Tear. 



Yield of cured 

 cocoa. 



Manures applied. 



1901-2 

 1902-3 



1903-4 



1904-5 



1905-6 



lb. 

 217 

 236 



343 



717 

 1,081 



1 ton sheep manure. 

 1^ cwt. sulphate of ammonia, 2 cwt. sul- 

 phate of potash. 

 10 cwt. basic slag, 1 cwt. sulphate of 



ammonia, 3 tons stable manure. 

 4 cwt. basic slag, 1 cwt. sulphate of 



ammonia, 10 tons village street refuse. 

 4 cwt. basic slag, 1 cwt. sulphate of 



ammonia. 



Ebrabd Estate 



