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Expirlmenls made in raisin y Turnips. 
" At the time these turni])s were sown, the weather was extremely 
favourable fur a rapid braird. The sulphuric acid turnips, however, 
made their appearance first, then came the dung and bones, and lastly 
the bones alone. The rapidity of growth of the sulphuric acid continued 
to be maintained over the others, and they came to the thinning seven 
(hiys before the dung and bones, and ten before the bones singly. The 
braird of all was healtliy and vigorous; but the superiority of the 
sulphuric acid was visible at a great distance. The season continued 
■very dry and warm, and all the kinds pushed on too rapidly to maturity; 
tlicy stopped growing for want of moisture, and came, as it were, to a 
jiremature ripeness, especially the sulphuric acid turnips, which were 
too far gone to be benefited when the rain did come, and which fact, 
I am inclined to think, tells against the weight of the sulphuric acid 
turni|)s in an unfavourable manner, as compared with the others. 
" On the 10th of November 200 yards of a drill of each kind was 
]HilIed, and, being carefully divested of leaves and roots, the bulbs were 
on the same day accurately weighed, and the result found to be as 
follows ; — 
1st. Two hundred yards of sulphuric acid and bone-dust turnips, at 
an expense of l7s. 6rf. per acre, weighed 972 lbs., or 13 tons 
10 cwt. 21 G-lOth lbs. per acre. 
2nd. Dung and bone-dust, at an expense of 3/. 12.s. 6d. per acre, 
weighed 1005 lbs., or 13 tons 19 cwt. 21 6-7th lbs. per acre. 
3rd. Bones singly, at an expense of 3Ss. per acre, weighed 825 lbs., 
or 11 tons 9 cwt. 21 ^-1t\\ lbs. per acre. 
" It occurs to me that in enumerating the advantages gained by the 
use of the sulphuric acid, independent of the difTerence of expense, that 
of ])ushing the braird so rapidly away, by which it completely distances 
the fly, and that of enabling the farmer to sow his turnips ten days later, 
nniy be considered as great over tlie old modes. 
" I watered with the acid several drills through my other turnip-fields, 
and on all observed an advantage. I likewise tried drills here and there 
tlirough those fields with the same proportion of bones and acid as 
mentioned, and tlie result in all the cases was similar to those detailed." 
With these minute and successful results of the experiments 
tried, the Committee. cannot doubt but in another season the same 
experiments will be widely and extensively followed up. 
(Signed) Peter Broavn. 
a. lumsden. 
John Smith. 
John Stephen. 
Jno. Laavson. 
