Analyses of Ashes of Plants. 



143 



Mineral matter on an acre 



Bulbs 121 lbs. 



Tops 27 



1 * ' 148 



Specimen No. 81. — Skirting's Swede. 

 From Mr. ArkelL 



[Soil, subsoil, &c. same as three preceding specimens ; turnips entirely 

 unmanured. Drilled on the flat at 21 inches, May 30th. Crop 

 looked middling but thin.] 



Produce in bulbs, 8 tons 15 cwt. 

 ., in tops, 15 cwt. 



Per centage of water and ash : — 



Water. 



Bulbs ... 86-0 

 Tops . . . 82-0 



Mineral matter on an acre : — 



Bulbs .141 lbs. 



Tops ...... 24 



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Specimen No. 82. — Skirving's Swede. 

 From the Bei\ A. Huxtahle. 



[Soil, composed of the detritus of flint and chalk; subsoil, hard chalk; 

 does not need draining. Previous crop, wheat 40 bushels an acre. 

 {Mildewed. See last report, page 624.) Manured with fermented 

 (almost spent) farm-yard manure, 20 single-horse cart-loads per 

 acre, and the seed drilled in 1 cwt. of bones and -J cwt. sulphuric 

 acid, with 20 bushels of ashes per acre. Excellent crop, but verv 

 much mildewed in growth.] 



Estimated produce, bulbs, 20 tons. 



„ „ tops, 2 tons 9 cwt. 



Per centage of water and ash : 



Water. 



Bulbs . ... 87 -5 

 Tops . . . 83 -0 



Mineral aratter on an acre : — 



Bulbs . ..... ... 336 lbs. 



Tops . .. . ^ .. . 108 



Ash calculated 

 on dry substance, 

 0*71 . . 5-11 

 1'44 . . 8-00 



f,-, Asli calculated 



on dry substance. 



0- 75 . . 6-00 



1- 97 . . 16-40 



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