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Analyses of Ashes of Planls. 



Specimen No. 103. — Green-top Turnip. 



From Sir J. Johnstone^ JBart.^" 



[iS'o//, free sandy loam ; subsoil, sand and clay; geological formation^ 

 a member of the coal-grit series; undrained. After oats; turnips 

 manured with 6 loads farm-yard dung, and 8 bushels of bones, with 

 \\ load of ashes. Drilled first week in July ; pretty even crop, thin 

 in places. Collected November 21st, 1846.] 



Per centage of water and ash : 



^'\'ate^. 



Bulbs . . . 91-0 

 Tops . . . 88-0 



Specimen No. 104. — Eye-bright Turnip. 



From Sir J. Johnstone, Bart.\ 



\_Soil, clum," (?) " difficult to reduce to a fine tilth for turnips ;" subsoil, 

 strong and stony ; geological formation, coraline limestone (oolitic) ; 

 undrained. After very poor crop of wheat run to straw (the seeds 

 broken up for the wheat were well manured) ; manured for the tur- 

 nips with 3 sacks of bones and 1 cart-load ashes per acre. Drilled 

 June 19th, 1846 ; looked well. Collected November 23rd.] 



Per centage of water and ash : 



Water. 



Bulbs . . . 91-0 

 Tops . . . 81-0 



Specimen No. 105. — White Stone Turnips. 



From Sir J. Johtstone, Bart. 



[Soil, subsoil, &c., same as Specim.en 104. After oats, six quarters per 

 acre; much straw. Manured for the turnips with six loads farm- 

 yard manure, 2j cwt. of guano and 1 cart-load of ashes. Drilled 

 May 28th, 1846; did not start well on account of the drought, but 

 when collected a middling crop. Collected Nov. 23rd.] 



Per centage of water and ash : — ■ 



Water. Asli. "^^^^ calculated 



on dry substance. 



Bulbs . . . 91-0 . . 0-64 . . 7-10 

 Tops . . . 87-0 . . 1-94 . . 14-90 



* Grown by Mr. W. Parker, Harwood-dale, North Ridiug of Yorkshii 

 t Grown on the farm of Mr. Jolin Cjcktrill at Hackness. 



. , Ash calculated 



* on dry substance. 



0- 69 . . 7-70 



1- 44- . . 12-00 



^gj^ Asli calculated 



on dry substance. 



0-70 . . 7-80 

 2-o8 . . 13-60 



