as a Manure for Turnips. 
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CHA.UT of the Particulars of an Experiment with Bones as a Manure upon the Turnip Crop, 
1814. Size of the Plots, 1-1 0th of au Acre. 
No. 1. 
Fresh boni>s cruslied 
(mixed dust and 
W eight, 4 St. lljlbs. 
No. 2. 
?resli bones (same as 
No. 1). Weight, 
4 bt. 1 13 IDS. 
Bulled 3 hours, 
so as to extract the 
oil without dissolv- 
ing the gelatine, and 
then dried so as to 
drive out the water 
absorbed by the 
boues during the 
process. 
Weight after boiling, 
4 St. 
No. 3. 
Fresh bones (same 
as No. 1). Weight, 
il ct 1 1 i 1l,c 
'i SI. 1 OS. 
Burnt to whiteness, 
so as to completely 
destroy tlie animal 
matter of the bone 
(both oil and gela- 
tine). Weight after 
burning, 
2 St. 9 lbs. 
No. 4. 
Bones (No. 1), 
fine dust ; 
A ct 1 li 
'i SI. I 15 lUS. 
No. 5. 
Bones (No. 1), rough 
half-inch, the flue 
dust having been 
sieved out. 
4 St. 11^ lbs. 
No. 6. 
Bones (No . 1 ) crushed. 
2 St. 5| lbs. 1 
Dissolved iu half | 
their weiglit of sul- 
l>huric acid, 
164 lbs. 
A\))>lied with water, 
168 gallons, or 100 
times the weight of 
the acid. 
No. 7, 
Sones (No. I) crushed, 
2 St. 5^ lbs. 
Bulled to 2 St. 
Dissolved in sulphu- 
ric acid, 
1 63' lbs. 
Applied witli 168 
gallons of water, or 
100 fold the weight 
of the acid. 
No. 8. 
Bones(No.l) crushed. 
2 St. 55 lbs. 
Burnt to 1 st. 4ilbs. 
Dissolved in sulphu- 
ric acid, 
I65 lbs. 
Applied with 168 
gallons of water, or 
100 fold the weight 
of the acid. 
No. 9. 
Bones (No- 1) crushed. 
1 St. 23 lbs. 
Dissolved in half 
their w eight of sul- 
phuric acid, 
H lbs.. 
Applied with 84 gal- 
lons of water, or 
100 fold the w eight 
of acid, same as 
No. 6. 
No. 10. 
Boues(No.l) crushed. 
8| lbs. 
Dissolved in half their 
weight of sulphuric 
acid, 
4s lbs. 
Applied with 42 gal- 
lons of Hater, or 100 
fold the weight of 
acid. 
No. 11. 
Bones (No. 1). 
2 St. lbs. 
Dissolved in one-thin 
tlieir weight of sul- 
phuric acid, viz. 
1 13 lbs. 
Applied with water, 
112 gallons, or 100 
times the weight of 
the acid. 
No. 12. 
Bones (No. 1). 
2 St. 53 lbs. 
Dissolved iu one- 
fourth their weight 
of sulphuric acid, 
viz. 
8|lbs. 
Applied with water, 
84 gallons, or 100 
times the weight of 
the acid. 
No. 13. 
Bones (No. 1). 
2 St. 5^ lbs. 
Dissolved in half their 
weight of sulphuric 
acid, viz. 
1 63 lbs. 
Applied with water, 
84 gallons, or 50 
times the weight of 
the acid. 
No. 14. 
Bones (No. 1). 
2 St. 55 lbs. 
Dissolved in half their 
weight of sulphuric 
acid, viz. 
16| lbs. 
Applied with water, 
42 gallons, or 25 
times the weight of 
the acid. 
No. 15. 
Bones (No. 1). 
2 St. 5f lbs. 
Dissolved iu half their 
weight of muriatic 
acid, viz. 
16| lbs. 
Applied with water, 
168 gallons, or 100 
limes the w eight of 
acid. 
No. 16. 
Bones (No. 1). 
1 St. 2| lbs. 
Dissolved in half thei 
weight of muriatic 
acid, 
83 lbs. 
Applied with water, 
84 gallons, or 100 
times the weight of 
tlie acid. 
No. 17. 
Bones (No. 1). 
8? lbs. 
Dissolved in half their 
weiglit of muriatic 
acid, 
4J lbs. 
Applied with water, 
42 gallons, or 100 
times the weight of 
acid. 
No. 18. 
Sulphuric acid, 
16* lbs. 
Applied with water, 
168 gallons, or 100 
times the weight of 
acid. 
No. la. 
Muriatic acid, 
16| lbs. 
Applied with water, 
168 gallons, or 100 
times the weight of 
the acid. 
No. 20. 
No manure applied. 
