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Manures per acre used for 
mangolds in 1886 
1886 
Mangolds per 
acre 
1887 
Oats 
Bushels 
per 
acre 
Weight 
per 
bushel 
Straw per acre 
No dung, no artificials . • 
12 tons dung, no artificials 
12 tons dung, 3 cwt. super- 
phosphate 
12 tons dung, 3 cwt. super- 
phosphate, 1 cwt. nitrate 
of soda, applied at seed- 
time 
12 tons dung, 3 cwt. super- 
phosphate, 1 cwt. nitrate 
soda, top-dressed in July 
12 tons dung, 3 cwt. super- 
phosphate, J cwt. sul- 
phate of ammonia, ap- 
plied at seed-time . . 
12 tons dung, 3 cwt. super- 
phosphate, ^ cwt. sul- 
phate of ammonia, top- 
dressed in J uly .... 
12 tons dung, 3 cwt. super- ] 
phosphate, 2 cwt. nitrate I 
of soda, applied at seed- f 
time ' 
12 tons dung, 3 cwt. super-") 
phosphate, 2 cwt. nitrate ( 
of soda, top-dressed in [ 
July ) 
12 tons dung, 3 cwt. super- ' 
phosphate, 1^ cwt. sul- 
phate of ammonia, ap- 
plied at seed-time . . , 
12 tons dung, 3 cwt. super- 
phosphate, 1^ cwt. sul- 
phate of ammonia, top- 
dressed in July .... 
12 tons dung, 3 cwt. super- 
phosphate, 1 cwt. nitrate 
soda, mixed with 1 cwt. 
salt, top-dressed in July 
12 tons dung, 3 cwt. super- 
phosphate, 1^ cwt. sul- 
phate of potash, top- 
dressed in July, with 1 
cwt. nitrate of soda . . 
12 tons dung, 3 cwt. super- 
phosphate, 1^ cwt. sul- 
phate of potash, I cwt. 
sulphate of ammonia, ap- 
plied at seed-time . . 
tons cwt. qrs. lbs, 
U 12 2 20 
22 12 1 8 
22 10 0 16 
23 4 2 4 
24 10 12 0 
24 13 1 4 
22 14 3 12 
26 0 1 20 
25 16 2 0 
25 0 3 0 
24 7 1 4 
24 1 0 4 
23 3 0 4 
18 13 2 16 
52-18 
65- 30 
66- 40 
67-06 
58-45 
64-88 
6708 
69-98 
64-72 
68-67 
68-83 
60-92 
59-74 
54-37 
lbs. 
37- 23 
38- 16 
38-31 
36-62 
37-50 
37-91 
37-75 
38-12 
38-50 
38-91 
38-06 
39-00 
38-83 
38-25 
tons cwt. qrs. lbs. 
1 0 3 24 
1 9 2 12 
1 11 2 0 
18 0 
1 8 0 20 
1 1 3 24 
19 3 
1 12 2 0 
1 11 1 24 
1 10 0 4' 
1 12 1 
19 0 0 
1 9 1 24 
18 0 8 
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