54 INVESTIGATION INTO THE AMOUNT OF WATER 



ditions of soil, it being generally higher where mineral manure 

 was employed than with no manure. This general excess of 

 mineral matter may be taken as being connected, to a great 

 extent, with the defective state of ripening of the plants, and 

 between plant and plant of the same description the amount of 

 it may indicate their relative qualities in this respect. 



Table VII. 



Table of Actual Experimental Results. 



Description of Plant and Manure. 



Number 



of 

 Grains 



of 

 Water 

 given off. 



Number of Grains fixed in the 

 Plant of 



Dry Matter. 



Mineral 

 Matter 

 (Ash). 



Inclusive 

 of Ash. 



Organic 

 only. 



Unmanured . •< _ .- 



Mineral Manure . 



Mineral and Ammo- 

 niacal Manure . 



Wheat . 

 Barley . 

 Beans 

 Peas . 

 Clover 



Wheat . 

 Barley • 

 Beans 

 Peas . 

 . Clover 



' Wheat . 

 Barley . 

 Clover 



113,527 

 120,025 

 112,231 

 109,082 

 55,093 



458*9 



465*54 



537*50 



421-00 



204-70 



422*41 

 419-62 

 488-48 

 377*84 

 175*46 



36*49 

 45-92 

 49-02 

 43*16 

 29*24 



98,006 

 128,354 

 117,869 

 96,405 

 53,723 



440*7 



500*60 



537*80 



457*40 



284*80 



395-76 

 449-98 

 491-04 

 393-18 

 199-32 



44-94 

 50-62 

 46*76 

 64-22 

 35-48 



55,996 

 85,124 

 13,671 



271-90 

 31-3-20 

 92-60 



239-952 

 280-02 

 79-50 



31*948 



33*18 



13*10 





f Unmanured .... 

 Wheat i Mineral Manure . . . 

 [ Min. and Ammon. Manure 



f Unmanured .... 

 Barley < Mineral Manure . 



[ Min. and Ammon. Manure 



■p f Unmanured .... 

 tfeans | Miueral Manure . . . 



Vmz ) Unmanured ... . 

 ^ eas \ Mineral Manure . . . 



f Unmanured .... 

 Clover < Mineral Manure . 



[ Min. and Ammon. Manure 



113,527 



98,006 

 55,996 



458*9 

 440*7 

 271*90 



422-41 

 395-76 

 239-952 



36*49 

 44-94 

 31*948 



120,025 

 128,354 

 85,124 



465*54 

 500-60 

 313-20 



419-62 

 449-98 

 280-02 



45*92 

 50-62 

 33-18 



112,231 

 117,869 



537 ' 50 

 537-80 



488-48 

 491-04 



49-02 

 46-76 



109,082 

 96,405 



421 '00 

 457*40 



377-84 

 393-18 



43-16 



64-22 



55,093 

 53,723 

 13,671 



204*70 

 234*80 

 92*60 



175*46 

 199-32 

 79*50 



29-24 

 35*48 

 13*10 



