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Improvement of Poor Pastures. 



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Influence of Manures on the Feeding Value of Pastures, Cransley, 

 Northamptonshire (Clay Soil). Manurial Treatment and Results for the 

 Seasons 1901, 1902, and 1903. Plots 3 2 1 0 Acres, 3 Acres Pastured, „\ Acre 

 fenced off for Play. Figures per Acre : — 





J 











t/i 























L.W. 



ncrease 











L.W. 



gain pe 



r sheep 





in 3 years 



T 









per week. 





in excess of 





J2 



I reatment. 



•st of 

 ttmer 









.5 



<u 



in 

 a 



Plot 6. 



Loss 

 years 



Ph 





H 









incre 





Value 



fit or 



in 0 i 



in 3 









1901. 



1962. 



1903. 



L.W. 





at 



0 













"53 



3i<Ub. 









s. 



lb. 



lb. 



lb. 



lb. 



lb. 







T 



Sheep received ... 



47 





3-6 



1 31 



337*2 



178-3 



55/8 



8/8 





6 - 66 cwt. Dec. 















Cotton Cake in 





















1901 and 1902 



















2 



4 tons Quick-lime 





















in 1901 ... 



72 



1 '53 



2-3 



* "33 



200-5 



41*6 



13/- 





3 



10 cwt. Basic Slag 















in 1901 



24 



i*5i 



3*3 



1 -64 



327'4 



168-5 



52/8 



28/8 > 



4 



5 cwt. Basic Slag 





















m 1 931 ... ... 



12 



1-26 



2-4 



I "21 



243-8 



84-9 



26/6 



14/6 



5 



7 cwt. Super, in 



















1901 



I 9 



1 '3 



2'I 



'9 



233-2 



74'3 



23/3 



4/3 



6 



No Manure 





10 



I - 9 I 



1*3 



158-9 









7 



7 cwt. Super, with 

 3J cwt. Kainit in 

 1901 , and 100 lb. 

 bulpnate 01 Potash 



















in 1903 



35 



l '21 



3'fj 



171 



299*3 



140-4 



43/io 



8/10 | 



8 



! 



7 cwt. Super. , 10 

 cwt. Ground Lime 

 in 1901, and 10 

 cwt. Ground Lime 





















in 1903 



42 



1 '37 



29 



i-8 



307-6 



1487 



46/6 



4/4 



9 



7 cwt. Super, and 

 70 lb. Sulph. of 

 Ammonia in 1901 , 

 and 70 lb. Sulph. 

 of Ammonia in 





















1903 ... 



33 



1-58 



2-4 



1 '63 



285-0 



126-1 



39/5 



6/5 



10 



6 cwt. Dissolved 





















Bones 



3i 



i'53 



2-9 



1-28 



290-3 



131*4 



41/1 



10/1 



Grazing Periods. — In each season the experiment has lasted 20 weeks. It 

 began in 1901 on May 9th, in 1902 on May 10th, and in 1903 on May 15th. In 

 1902 and 1903 the number of sheep on each plot was reduced at the end of the 

 fourth month. 



Sheep. — In 1901 Shropshire Cross Shearlings, averaging 106 lb. L.W. when put 

 on the plots. In 1902 Hampshire-Lincoln Crosses, averaging 115^ lb. L.W. ; and 

 in 1903 Hampshires, averaging T05 lb. L.W. All the Sheep were unshorn when 

 put on the plots. 



It will be seen that there was a remarkable inequality in the 

 increase made in the different years. The season 1902 was 

 much the most favourable of the three, and it is evident that on 

 high-lying, cold and bare pastures the character of the season is 



