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Official Circulars and Notices. 



[SEPT., 



ammonia, 1975; nitrate of soda, 15*5; calcium cyanamide, 20*0; nitrate 

 of lime, 13*0; and consequently, in order that the same amount of 

 nitrogen might be applied to each plot, the following- quantities of the- 

 manures were used : — Sulphate of ammonia, 1 cwt. ; nitrate of soda, 

 i| cwt. ; calcium cyanamide, 1 cwt. ; nitrate of lime, cwt. For the 

 mangold crop double these quantities were used. The results obtained' 

 with each crop are shown in the following table : — 







Oats. 











Manure^ 









Potatoes. 



Turnips. 



Mangolds. 





Grain. 



Straw. 













cwt. 



qrs. 



cwt. 



tons cwt. 



tons 



cwt. 



tons cwt. 



Sulphate of ammonia . . 



26 



2 



47 



12 6 



25 



3 



32 10 



Nitrate of soda 



25 



2 



5o 



12 2 



26 



6 



31 14 



Calcium cyanamide 



27 



0 



44 



12 15 



26 



3 



30 3 



Nitrate of lime ... 



27 



0 



48 



12 10 



24 



17 



32 17 



No nitrogenous manure 



24 





4i 



11 10 



23 



1 1 



25 9 



The trials on oats were made at five centres, on potatoes at ten 

 centres, on turnips at four centres, and on mangolds at eight centres. 



These results appear to show that the two new nitrogenous manures 

 are not inferior to the two already in general use. There is not much 

 difference in yield with any of the crops, and nitrogen in each of the 

 forms appears to give equally good results. 



In choosing which of the manures to use, the cost per unit of 

 nitrogen contained in each should be considered, and its convenience 

 in handling. Nitrate of lime is usually delivered in casks, and if 

 exposed to the air absorbs moisture and quickly becomes wet. It is 

 not, therefore, suitable for mixing with other manures. Calcium cyan- 

 amide is a very fine powder, and should be stored in a dry place. It is 

 unpleasant to sow by hand. 



OFFICIAL CIRCULARS AND NOTICES. 



The Board have addressed the following Circular, dated August 

 15th, to County Councils and Councils of County Boroughs in England 

 Q n tt lrT * an d Wales, on the subject of the payment of 

 bmall Holdings Act : Compensation for the termination of a tenancy 

 Compensation for of land under the Small Holdings Act> igio .1 

 Termination of Sir— I am directed by the Board of Agri- 



Tenancy, culture and Fisheries to call your attention to 



the provisions of the Small Holdings Act, 19 10, which came into 

 operation on the 3rd instant. 



Section 1 of the Act is as follows : — 



1. — (1) Where a council, or a landlord at the request of a council, 

 terminates a tenancy of land by notice to quit, with a view to the use of 

 the land or any part thereof by the council for the provision of small hold- 

 ings, the tenant upon quitting shall be entitled to recover from the 

 council compensation for the loss or expense directly attributable to the 

 quitting which the tenant may unavoidably incur upon or in con- 



