PHOCEEDINCS OF TIIK 



^rt)\vth owini: t'» i<s stillVr nature, and ihc dry vvoatliLM- rondcrinj; 

 it too hard alter havini;- been previously sodden with wet. 'J his 

 was the ease to such a degree as to eoiinteraet the elleets of 

 manures, generally, to a eonsiderable extent j but probably uc- 

 eonlint:: to tlieir nature, in an unetjual ratio. 



Substaiiecs. 



Applied at 



Total 



Small. 



Total 

 small 



rale per acre. 



pro( 



uce. 







deducted. 







lbs. 



oz. 



lbs. 



oz. 



lbs. 



oz. 



Epsom Salts .... 



1 ewt. 48 lb. 



8 



3 







1 



8 



2 



Rotten <lini^ .... 



5 tons. 



7 



11 







7 



7 



4 



Nitrate of Soda and Salt Cuke, each 



1 cwt. 48 lb. 



7 



9 







2 



7 



7 



Sal-aiiunoniae .... 



1 cwt. 48 lb. 



7 



7 







6 



7 



1 



DanioH's Manure, new sort 



20 bush. 



7 



4 







3 



7 



1 



Sulphate of Iron 



1 cwt. 48 lb. 



7 



1 







2 



6 



15 



Sulphur .... 



2 cwt. 78 lb. 



6 



12 







5 



6 



7 



Nitrate of Soda 



1 ewt. 48 11). 



6 











14 



5 



2 



Salt Cake .... 



2 cwt. 96 lb. 



6 



15 







9 



5 



6 



DanicU's Manure, old sort 



20 bush. 



5 



12 











5 



12 



(iuano ..... 



16 ewt. 27 lb. 



5 



9 







1 



5 



8 



Bone Dust .... 



76 bush. 2 gal. 



5 



3 







1 



5 



2 



Gypsum 



2 cwt. 78 lb. 



6 



3 







6 



4 



13 



(Nothing) .... 





4 



14 



10 



4 



4 



Epsom Salts .... 



2 cwt. 96 lb. 



4 



11 







2 



4 



9 



Nifjht-soil disinfected with Sulph. 

















acid 



5 tons. 



4 



5 







5 



A 



u 



Ni;^ht-soil disinfected with bleach- 

















ing powder .... 



5 tons. 



4 



3 











4 



3 



Nitrate of Soda and Salt Cake, each 



80 lbs. 



4 



2 







9 



3 



9 



Gas- water .... 



800 gal. 



3 



15 







5 



3 



10 



Night-soil disinfected with bleach- 

 ing powder and, Sulph. acid . 















5 tons. 



3 



14 







2 



3 



12 



Nitrate of Soda 



2 cwt. 96 lb. 



3 



14 







1 



3 



13 



Night-soil disinfected with Sul- 

















phate of Iron 



5 tons. 



3 



12 







4 



3 



8 



Putrid Urine fixed with sulphate 

















of Iron 



800 gal. 



3 



5 











3 



5 



Salt Cake . . . . 



I cwt. 48 lb. 



3 



5 



1 







2 



5 



Gas-water fixed with Muriatic acid 



800 gal. 



3 



4 







2 



3 



2 



Putrid Urine .... 



800 gal. 



2 



11 







3 



2 



8 



Gas-water fixed with Phosphoric 















acid 



800 gal. 



2 



2 







5 



1 



13 



Gas-water fixed with Nitric acid 



800 gal. 



2 



1 







5 



I 



12 



Among the sets planted in the Kitchen Garden, those manured 

 with Night-soil, and Gas-water fixed with sulph. acid proved 

 false sorts. 



