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with J cwt. sulphuric acid and 18 bushels of ashes, drilled with the 

 seed, July 10, 1846, at 21 inches on the flat. Collected in November. 

 Crop looked very fair.] ... 



Estimated produce, in bulbs, 13 tons. 

 „ in tops, 



Per centage of water and ash : — 



Water, Asli. 



Ask calculated 

 on dry substance. 



Sulbs . . . 92-4 . . 0-61 . . 8-00 



Tops . . . 85-2 . . 2-12 . . 14-3 



Mineral matter on an acre: — 



Bulbs 177 lbs. 



Tops 69 



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Specimen No. 93. — Green-top Scotch. 



JFrom 3Ir. Arkell. 



[Soil, subsoil, manure, and entire culture the same as Specimen No. 92. 



Estimated produce, in bulbs, 13 ton's. 



„ ,, in tops, 1 ton 12 cwt. 



Per centage of water and ash — , , . , 



. . Ash calculated 



Water, Ash. on dry substance. 



Bulbs ... 92-2 . . 0-70 . . 8-98 

 Tops . . . 88-0 . . 1-50 . . 12-50 



Mineral matter on an acre : — 



Bulbs 204 lbs. 



Tops 54 



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Specimen No. 94. — ^White Decanter Turnip. 



From Mr. Arkell. 



\_Soil, brashy and thin ; subsoil^ stone ; geological formation, great 

 oolite. Previous crop grass and couch" (the turf pared and 

 burned). Drilled on the flat at 21 inches, June 24, 1846, with 

 H cwt. Fothergill's superphosphate. Appearance of the crop good, 

 but the land foul. Collected in November.] 



Produce in bulbs, 15 tons. 

 „ in tops, 3 tons. 



Per centage of water and ash : — 



Water. Ash. 



Ash calculated 

 on drv substance. 



Bulbs . . . 92-7 . . 0-48 . . 6-60 

 Tops . . . 84-6 , . . -i'OO . . 13-00 



