1068 



Manures for February. 



[Feb., 



they do so. One Table from Dr. Hanley's report shows this 

 very well, the difference between " sour " grass land and 

 " chalked " grass land as preparation for arable crops: — 



Wheat ( Grant and Straw) per acre obtained in 1919 from Experimental 

 Plots on Old Pasture ploughed out in 1918. 



No. 

 of 



Plot. 



Treatment in 1808 whilst 

 under grass (pasture). 



Northern halves of 

 plots, 

 Chalked mi. 



Southern halves 

 of plots, 

 No chalk. 







Grain 



Straw 



Grain 



Straw 







bush. 



cwt. 



bush. 



cwt. 



1 



Homo... ... ... 











2 



Fine Kape Meal 



40i 



OOl 



10| 





3 



Coarse Rape Meal ... J 











4 



Dung 



38 



211 



19f 



"« 



8f 



Fine Bone Meal. Kainit, 













Nitrate of Soda ... 



29f 



16| 





15| 



1) 



No manure ... 



27f 



19 



m 



1 1 





Slag, Kainit, Nitrate of Soda 



24£ 



14 





y\ 



Hj 



Quick-lime ... 



40i 



26| 



29 } 2 



18 



15J 



Gasdime 



2o" 



16* 



22 



12* 



* These three grass plots were merged into one fur the purpose of the wheat 

 experiment. 



f l£ cwt. Nitrate of Soda per acre supplied annually 1899 to 1917 to both N. & S. 

 halves of these plots. 



J 6 tons per acre in 1898 to South halves, 3 tons per acre to North halves. 



