Spatiish Phosphorite and other Manures. 
333 
the crops sufficiently apart while growing. Chevalier barley was 
planted in April, at the rate of 1^ bushel per acre, and I send 
you the result : — 
No. 
3. 
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. 
11. 
Manure per Acre. 
Tons. cwt. qrs. 
Unburnt Bones 
Burnt Bones 
Nothing 
Potter's Guano 
Pigeons' Dung 
Spanish Phosphorite and Sul- 
phuric Acid 
14. Spanish Phosphorite 
16. Graham's Guano 
n. Superphosphate of Lirae 
19. Stable-vard Duns; 
1 
7 
0 
0 
18 
0 
0 
U 
0 
0 
3 
0 
0 
18 
0 
0 
18 
0 
0 
18 
0 
0 
3 
0 
1 
3 
20 
0 
0 
Produce. 
Qrs. bsh. pks. 
5 0 0 
3 
3 6 
3 2 
3 2 
5 2 
6 3 
2 0 
The produce of the South American Guano is not given in con- 
sequence of an accident in carting it away, which left the true 
result doubtful ; but I may remark that it appeared as good as 
any of the plots, and was much laid while growing. 
The plots are now in seeds — a mixture of five different grasses. 
The result will be carefully attended to. 
Yours very faithfully, 
Harrv' Verney. 
Claydon House, Bucks, 
December 19, 184.7. 
XXV II. — On the Advantage of reducing the Size and Number of 
Hedges. By W. Cambridge. 
Amongst the various subjects connected with farm-husbandry, as 
much risk is incurred and equal care required in departing from 
old practices and customs as in adopting others which have not 
been tested by trial, nor had the sanction of experience. 
I have been induced by the success which has for upwards of 
forty years attended the method of rearing and maintaining hedges, 
which I have during that period pursued upon the farm which I 
still hold, to write a few practical directions on that subject, trust- 
ing that from long experience there may be no presumption in 
my endeavouring to contribute in some measure to effect an im- 
provement, which Is much needed, in the various plans of fencing 
most commonly practised. 
Until underdraining began to be practised, ditches were Indis- 
pensable not only as a protection against cattle, and for separal- 
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