by Local Agricultural Societies. 
C. Experiments on Barley after Green Turnips 
DRAWN OFF (FlITCHAM). 
Table III. — Barley (Massingham Break). 
Corn per Acre. 
Weight. 
cf..nTTT r*)iafr he 
Plot. 
Manures per Acre. 
Bushels. 
Weight 
per 
Bushel. 
1 
j3 cwt. nitrate soda, 3 cwt. j 
< superphosphate, 2 cwt. muri-> 
Best 
Dross 
54-2 
3-0 
lbs. 
54 -71 
0/ 
tons cwt. qrs. lbs. 
1 8 0 24 
2 
cwt. nitrate soda, 3 cwt. 
Best 
9-2 
52 •2\ 
0 13 3 10 
Dross 
11-5 
0/ 
The soil at Flitcham is a very different one to that at Whit- 
lingham, being a very thin loam, not above 5 or 6 inches deep, 
interspersed with chalk and flints, and resting on chalk. An 
analysis of the soil from one of the fields gave : — 
Soil dried at 212° F. 
*Organic matter and loss on heating .. 4 '65 
Oxide of iron and alumina 3' 11 
Carbonate of lime 19*76 
Magnesia '26 
Potash -10 
Soda -27 
Phosphoric acid '15 
Insoluble silicates and sand 71*70 
100*00 
* Containing nitrogen * 13 
Equal to ammonia "15 
The soil, it will be noted, is very deficient in potash, but at 
the same time the difference between it and the Whitlingham 
soil in respect of potash is not so great as in itself to account 
for the astonishing results recorded from the direct application or 
omission of potash. Had the experiments not been in this and 
also in previous years visited by many interested in them, the 
results must certainly have been received incredulously. The 
application or omission of 2 cwt. muriate of potash per acre has 
made a difference of no less than 45 bushels of corn per acre ! 
In short, on this land, without potash the barley crop is an 
almost entire failure. Mr. Cooke remarks that though 2 cwt. 
per acre of muriate of potash were used, probably 1 cwt. would 
be sufficient. These experiments on chalky soil, and the 
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