Artificial Manures for Swedes. 
109 
Table showing the Amount of Ash and Nitrogen in Swedes of 
Experimental Plots, 
Ash. 
NiTROGE.V. 
In Natural State. 
In Dry 
State. 
In Natural 
State. 
In Dry State. 
Plot No. 1 
1st deter. 
2ik1 deter. 
3rd deter. 
. -561 
. • 552 
. -641 
4 
4 
4 
•98 
•40 
■87 
Mean. 
•298 
1st deter. • 
2nd deter. . 
Mean . . 
2 
2 
2 
•372 
•457 
•414 
Plot No. 2 
l.st deter. 
2nd deter. 
3rd deter. 
. -540 
. •■548 
. "512 
4 
4 
4 
•67 
81 
•43 
•278 
1st deter. 
2nd deter. . 
Mean . . 
2 
2 
2 
•434 
401 
417 
Plot No. 3 
1st deter. 
2iid deter. 
3rd deter. 
. -568 
. -639 
. ■ 055 
5 
6 
4 
20 
•37 
•75 
•274 
1st deter. . 
2nd deter. . 
Mean . . 
2 
2 
2 
402 
355. 
378 
Plot No. 4 
1st deter. 
2nd deter. 
3rd deter. 
. -498 
. -516 
. -589 
4 
4 
4 
28 
82 
93 
• 255 
1st deter. 
2nd deter. . 
Mean . . 
2 
2 
2 
286 
181 
233 
Plot No. 5 
1st deter. 
2nd deter. 
3rd deter. 
. -596 
. • 582 
. • 558 
4 
4 
4 
86 
96 
3G 
•300 
1st deter. . 
2nd deter. . 
Mean . . 
2 
435 
Plot No. 6 
1st deter. 
2nd deter. 
3rd deter. 
. '534 
. -581 
. -576 
4 
5- 
5- 
42 
01 
07 
• 277 
1 st deter. 
2nd deter. . 
Mean . . 
2 
2 
2 
401 
348 
374 
Plot No. 7 
1st deter. 
2nd deter. 
3rd deter. 
. -484 
. -628 
. -554 
4- 
5 
4- 
58 
29 
70 
•263 
1st deter. 
2nd deter. . 
Mean . . 
2- 
2 
2 
143 
459 
301 
Plot No. 8 
1 St deter. 
2nd deter. 
3rd deter. 
•561 
. -559 
. -627 
5 
4- 
4- 
01 
46 
88 
•338 
1st deter. .. 
2nd deter. . 
Mean . . 
2* 
2 
2- 
748 
793 
770 
Plot No. 9 
1st deter. 
2nd deter. 
3rd deter. 
. -538 
. -540 
. -498 
4- 
4- 
4- 
86 
72 
10 
•283 
1st deter. 
2nd deter. . 
Mean . . 
0. 
2 ■ 
1' 
379 
545 
462 
Plot No. 10 
1st deter. 
2nd deter. 
3rd deter. 
. • 562 
. -532 
. -654 
5- 
4- 
4- 
04 
12 
73 
•321 
1st deter. . 
2nd deter. . 
Mean 
2 • 
2- 
2- 
505 
592 
548 
I do not think the variations indicated by these determinations 
are sufficiently great to entitle us to say that the swedes of one 
plot were more nutritious than those of another. 
On the whole these analyses show that the different fertilizers 
employed in the experimental trials did not affect the composi- 
tion of the swedes in any material degree ; consequently the 
question as to the comparative economy of using superphosphate 
of lime in preference to all the other manures employed in the 
experimental trials remains simple, and the general conclusions 
to which these experiments have led are not affected by any 
differences in the nutritive value of the roots. 
