400 Experiments on the Application of Guano. 







• 



Weight 

 of hay 

 cut in 



• 



Weight 



• 



Weight 



vveignt 



Weight 



Weight 



Cost 

 of the 

 Manures. 



No. 



Manures applied in 1847. 



of hay 

 cut in 



of hay 

 cut in 



cut per 

 acre m 



cut per 

 acre in 



cut per 

 acre in 







1847. 



1848. 



1849. 



1847. 



1848. 



1 849. 













Seams of 



Seams of 



Seams of 









lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



3 cwt. 



3 cwt. 



3 cwt. 



£. s. d. 



1 



Six cubic yards of mud 



















mixed with six c vvt. of Salt 



312 



327 



613 



4§ 



4| 



9 



0 14 0 



2 



Six cubic yards of mud 



















mixed with 1£ hogshead 





















353 



337 



538 





5 



8 



0 13 6 



3 



Six cubic yards of mud 

















mixed with three bushels 





















511 



419 



670 





64 



10 



0 14 3 



4 



Three cubic yards of mud 

 mixed. 1 with three cubic 

















yards of Tan-yard refuse 



524 



354 



558 



'4 



5* 



8* 



0 14 0 



5 



Six cubic yards of mud 

 mixed with 90 lbs. of 



















Peruvian guano .... 



930 



550 



725 



13* 



8 



10| 



0 14 0 



N.B. — The after-grass in 1847 was stocked with sheep, but in 1848 it was left unconsumed. 



No. 2. 



Report of an Experiment made with the under-mentioned 

 Manures on an acre of pasture land in Stover Park, in the 

 year 1849:— 



The manures, when mixed with a small quantity of fine earth, 

 were applied broadcast on March 29th, and during the rainy 

 weather which prevailed at the time. 



The land is of a fair average quality, and was formerly used as 

 tillage land, but has been in pasture for many years. 



The crops were mown on 22nd June, and the herbage pro- 

 duced by the different manures was of a superior quality. 



No. 



Manures applied. 



Quantity 

 of 



Manures 

 applied. 



Quantity 

 applied 

 per acre. 



Weight 

 of hay 

 cut. 



Weight 

 cut per 

 acre. 



Cost of 



the 

 Manures. 



Cost of 



the 

 Manures 

 per acre. 







cwt. 



cwt. 



lbs. 



Seams 

 of 3 cwt. 



£. s. d. 



£. s. d. 



1 









401 



4f 







2 



Superphosphate of lime 



2i 



9 



616 



7 3 



0 18 0 



3 12 0 



3 



Nitrate of soda .... 



1 



4 



706 





0 18 0 



3 12 0 



4 



Peruvian guano .... 





6 



1210 



"J 



0 18 0 



3 12 0 



Stover, near Newton Abbot, Devon, 

 September 22, 1849. 



XX. — Labourers' Cottages. By J. Young Mac vicar. 

 Second Prize Essay. 

 The want of Labourers' Cottages throughout the country is much 

 to be deplored; nevertheless it is a paramount duty incumbent 

 on every proprietor to provide habitable dwellings for the la- 

 bourers belonging to his estate. 



