48 
Varmyard Manure. 
Average Composition, Ti:u Cent, and Per Ton, of various kinds of Agricultural 
I'llODUCE, &C. 
Per Cent. 
lbs. Per Ton. 
Total 
Dry 
Mutter. 
Total 
Mineral 
Matter 
(ash). 
Phos- 
pburic 
Acid, 
reckoned 
as Phos- 
phate of 
of Lime 
Potash. 
Nitro- 
gen. 
Total 
Dry 
Matter. 
Total 
Mineral 
Matter 
(Ash). 
Phos- 
phoric 
reckoned 
as Phos- 
phate of 
Lime. 
PoUsh. 
Nitro. 
gen. 
1. Linseed-cake .. 
88 
0 
7*00 
4*92 
1 
65 
4 
75 
1971 
156 
8 
110 2 
37 
0 
106"4 
2. Cotton seed-cake 
89 
0 
8-00 
7-00 
3 
•12 
6 
•50 
1994 
179 
2 
156*8 
70 
0 
145'6 
3. Rape-cake 
89 
0 
8*00 
5*75 
1 
76 
5 
00 
1994 
179 
2 
128*8 
39 
4 
112"0 
4. Linseed .. 
9u 
0 
4*00 
3' 38 
1 
•37 
3 
•80 
2016 
89 
6 
75*7 
30 
7 
85" I 
5. Beans 
84 
0 
3*00 
2-20 
1 
27 
4 
00 
1882 
67 
2 
49" 3 
28 
4 
89' 6 
84 
5 
2-40 
1-84 
0 
96 
3 
40 
1893 
53 
8 
41-2 
21 
5 
76"2 
7. Tares .. .. 
84 
0 
2-00 
1"63 
0 
66 
4 
•20 
1882 
44 
8 
36*5 
14 
8 
94'1 
8. Lentils 
88 
0 
3*00 
1 "89 
0 
96 
4 
30 
1971 
67 
2 
42-3 
21 
5 
96'3 
9. Malt dust 
94 
0 
8-50 
5*23 
2 
12 
4 
20 
2106 
190 
4 
117'1 
47-5 
94 •! 
10. Locust beans .. 
85 
0 
1-75 
1 
25 
1904 
39 
2 
28-0 
11. Indian meal 
88 
0 
1'.30 
1 '13 
0 
35 
1 
80 
1971 
29 
1 
25*3 
7 
8 
40-3 
12. Wheat .. .. 
85 
0 
1 • 70 
1*87 
0 
50 
1 
80 
1904 
38 
1 
42 "0 
11- 
2 
40*3 
13. Bailey .. .. 
84 
0 
2*20 
1-35 
0-55 
1 
65 
1882 
49 
3 
30*2 
12 
3 
37*0 
14. Malt 
95 
0 
2*60 
1"60 
0 
65 
1 
70 
2128 
58 
2 
35-8 
14- 
6 
38 •! 
15. Oats 
8t; 
0 
2-85 
1-17 
0 
50 
2 
00 
1926 
63 
8 
20-2 
11- 
2 
44'S 
16. Fine pollard .. 
86 
0 
5-60 
6*44 
1 
46 
2 
60 
1926 
125 
4 
144-2 
32- 
7 
68 "2 
17. Coarse pollard 
86 
0 
6*20 
7-52 
1 
49 
2 
58 
1926 
138 
9 
168*4 
33 
4 
57*8 
18. Bran 
80 
0 
6 "60 
7" 95 
1 
45 
2 
55 
1926 
147- 
8 
178*1 
32- 
5 
57«] 
19. Clover-hay 
84-0 
7-50 
1'25 
1 
30 
2 
50 
1882 
168- 
0 
28-0 
29 
1 
56'( 
20. Meadow-hay .. 
84-0 
6-00 
0-88 
1 
50 
1 
50 
1882 
134- 
4 
19-7 
33- 
6 
33-( 
21. Bean-straw 
82 
5 
5-55 
0-90 
1 
11 
0-90 
1848 
124- 
3 
20-2 
24- 
9 
20-5 
22. Pea-straw 
82 
0 
5-95 
0'85 
0 
89 
1837 
133- 
3 
19-0 
19- 
9 
23. Wheat-straw .. 
84- 
0 
5-00 
0-55 
0 
65 
0- 
60 
1882 
112- 
0 
12-3 
14- 
6 
13-4 
24. Barley-straw .. 
85-0 
4'50 
0-37 
0- 
63 
0 
50 
1904 
100 
8 
8-3 
14- 
1 
ll'i 
25. Oat-straw 
83- 
0 
5-50 
0M8 
0 
93 
0 
60 
1859 
123- 
2 
10-7 
20- 
8 
13-' 
26. Mangold-wurtzel 
12 
5 
I'OO 
0-09 
0 
25 
0 
25 
280 
22 • 
4 
2-0 
5- 
6 
5-( 
27. Swedish turnips 
U 
0 
0-CO 
0-13 
0 
18 
0 
22 
246* 
13- 
4 
2-9 
4- 
0 
4-! 
28. Common turnips 
8 
0 
0-68 
0-11 
0 
29 
0 
18 
179i 
15- 
2 
2-5 
6- 
5 
4^( 
29. Potatoes .. 
24 
0 
1-00 
0-32 
0 
43 
0 
35 
537^ 
22- 
4 
7-2 
9- 
6 
7-t 
30. Carrots .. 
13 
5 
0-70 
0-13 
0 
23 
0 
20 
302i 
15- 
7 
2-9 
5- 
1 
4-! 
31. Parsnips .. 
15 
0 
I'OO 
0-42 
0 
36 
0 
22 
336 
22 
4 
9-4 
8- 
1 
4-1 
V. — Recent Improvements in Haymaking. By Mr. T. EowiCK, 
Stoneleigh Abbey Farm, Warwickshire. 
Prize Essay. 
It has often been remarked, that while other branches of farm 
management have made rapid progress of late years, this depart- 
ment of the husbandman's calling remains nearly at a standstill. 
This view is in one respect correct ; in another, its accuracy is 
questionable. The process of making hay — its manipulation 
so as to convert a growing juicy leaf into fodder in a state ol dry 
fragrant preservation — is no doubt much the same as ever ; be- 
