138 Report of Experiments on the Growth of Barley, 
was over average. In tlie spring the plant was generally good, 
the harvest was very early, and finally the crop was reported 
to be considerably over average in both quantity and quality on 
good and well farmed soils ; on light and poorly farmed land, on 
the other hand, the crop suffered much from the heat and drought. 
Still, the aggregate wheat crop of the country was supposed to be 
about 20 per cent, over average in quantity, and of over average 
quality. Naturally, spring-sown crops suffered much more from 
the heat and drought than wheat. Barley was, however, said to 
yield well, and be of good quality, on deep and well-farmed lands, 
and when sown early, but to be very deficient when sown late, or on 
shallow soils ; and to be so on many of the usually good barley lands. 
Oats suffered more than barley, and were almost universally re- 
ported to be under average, and in many cases a complete failure. 
The produce in the experimental wheat field was, under all 
conditions of manuring, over average in quantity, but propor- 
tionally much more so with high than with low manuring. The 
weight per bushel of dressed corn ranged from 3 to 5 lbs. over the 
average. The quantity of straw was considerably below the 
'average with low manuring, but average, or over average, with 
high manuring. The proportion of corn to straw was also 
generally over average, but proportionally the less so the higher 
the manuring and the greater the bulk of the crop. The following 
results were obtained in the experimental barley-field : — 
Table XVIII. — Quantity and Quality of Barley on Selected Plots. 
Seventeenth Season, 1868. 
PRODUCE PER ACRE, kc. 
Hots. 
MANURES, PER ACRE. 
Dressed Corn. 
Total 
Corn. 
Straw 
Total 
Produce 
(Corn and 
Straw). 
Com 
to 
too 
Straw. 
Quantity. 
Weight 
per Bush. 
and 
Chaff. 
7 
1 0 
4 0 
1 A 
4 A 
4 AA 
4C 
14 Tons Farm-yard Manure 
Mixed Mineral Manure 
200 lbs. Ammonia-salts 
Mixed Mineral Manure, andl 
200 lbs. Ammonia-salts .. / 
Mixed Mineral Manure, andi 
275 lbs. Nitrate Soda(') .. J 
Mixed Mineral Manure, andl 
1000 lbs. {-) Rape-cake . . / 
Bushels. 
43| 
\bl 
17i 
201 
34i 
45i 
lbs. 
57-1 
54- 3 
55- 3 
53-3 
55- 6 
56- 0 
55-4 
lbs. 
2.539 
873 
998 
1136 
1978 
2586 
2051 
Cwts. 
24^ 
Hi 
lOJ 
121 
201 
25= 
2U 
lbs. 
5281 
2173 
2126 
2507 
4311 
5454 
4414 
92-6 
67-2 
88-5 
82-9 
84-8 
90-2 
86-8 
(') 400 lbs. Ammonia-salts the first 6 years (1852-7), 200 lbs. the next 10 years 
(1858-67) ; 275 lbs. Nitrate Soda, 18(i8, and since. 
(2j 2000 lbs. the first 6 years (1852-7). 
Unfortunately, the seed was not put in until March 20 ; and 
with, excepting in April, a great deficiency of rain from that 
