as a Manure for Turnips. 
63 
of an Experiment on the Action and Application of Bones as a Manure. 
EMPLOYED. 
Cost of 
'the 
Manure 
applied. 
RESULTS. 
Appearance 
on the 1st of August* 
1" represents the highest me- 
rit ; 4**, the lowest do. 
Appearance 
on the 1st of October. 
1° represents the highest me- 
rit ; 4'', the lowest do. 
Weight 
on the 
30th Jan. 
1845. 
Oalls. 
and water equ.il 
to 100 fold the 
weight of the 
acid 
diUo . . 
ditto . . 
ditto 
ditto 
ditto . 
ditto . 
in 50 fold water 
in 25 ditto . . 
in 100 ditto 
1680 
1680 
1680 
840 
420 
1120 
840 
840 
420 
ditto 
ditto 
ditto 
ditto 
840 
420 
1680 
1680 
£. s. d. 
2 0 0 
2 0 0 
2 0 0 
2 0 0 
1 19 6 
I 19 6 
1 19 6 
0 19 9 
0 9 lOi 
1 13 0 
1 9 9 
1 19 6 
1 19 6 
2+0 Ten days behind l", and 
look only moderately ; 
fly h.is plagued them. 
21". Shade better than the 
above. 
20. These have made best start 
of any of the undissolv- 
ed lots. 
21". Nearly equal to 2o . . 
3". Decidedly worst of the un- 
dissolved lots. 
These look extremely well, 
seem to have grown twice 
as fast as the section above 
— are quite ready for hoe- 
X"^ ing. They are more than 
1" f twice the size of plants 
marked 2", &c. Tliey h.-ive 
outgrown the attacks of 
l"! fly. 
1 i". A shade less in size of leaf 
than 1". 
1 Same as rest marked 1 " 
Ijo. Shade inferior to l** 
li". Ditto . . . 
li". Ditto . . . 
1 0 6 
0 10 3 
0 19 6 
1 1 0 
IjO. 
These not quite so large 
in the leaf as 1°, but 
are equally blooming ; 
are full 10 days in ad- 
vance of 2**, &c. 
4". 1 Very bad. Some plants 
40- 1 scarcely be seen ; 
j the fly has severely 
4". I punctured them. 
2". Medium crop ; has im- 
proved. 
2". Ditto ; has lost ground 
20. Made a good start, but has 
not continued quite as it 
promised. 
2". Has grown pretty evenly 
from the first. 
3". Still behind the above . 
"j Willbca good fair crop; 
they still keep in ad- 
vance of 2" & 3" great- 
ly. Leaf is much 
broader, and they now 
are forming bullis bet- 
ter than the other. 
IJ". Has not quite maintain- 
ed its place. 
2". Tliese have not kept their 
lead. 
Same as rest of lots l". 
Have improved their 
position lately. 
1". 
Very blooming ; leaves 
now equally large with 
otlier plots, 1", Colour 
slightly darker. Bulbs 
forming well ; nearly 
twice as heavy as 2" in 
bulb. 
■ I Very bad. H.ive scarcely 
4o- > made anything like a 
I broad leaf or bulb. 
T.cwt.st. lbs. 
10 3 4 8 
9 10 1 6 
9 7 4 0 
10 14 2 4 
7 15 2 12 
16 1 3 6 
14 6 4 12 
14 8 7 6 
12 U 6 4 
9 12 6 12 
15 2 5 6 
13 15 7 2 
16 1 3 6 
14 9 2 4 
14 11 7 10 
II 15 5 10 
5 16 4 2 
5 15 1 6 
5 12 4 0 
the only difference in the two applications is that No. 6 contains 
45 per cent, of oil and gelatine, while No. 8 contains none. This con- 
clusion is in accordance with the facts already stated, that the amount 
of animal oil contained in hone could not possibly produce an effect 
equal to that which has been shown to arise from the earthy part alone 
in several cases. ( Vide my ' Prize Essay on the Use of Hand-tillages,' 
Longman and Co. ; and ' Prize Report on the Effects of Special Ma- 
nures,' Transactions of the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of 
