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Experiment on Manures. 
early part of the summer, being very wet, produced a very luxuriant 
growth of straw, especially on the dunged and Guano lots, Nos. 1, 2, 
and 4 ; and the want of sun caused weakness and consequent lodging of 
the crop. Just before reaping the following note was made : — 
No. 1, lodged flat. 
No. 2, not quite so much. 
No. 3, not much. 
No. 4, same as No. 2 nearly. 
No. 5, not much- 
No. 6, standing. 
No. 7, ditto. 
No. 8, ditto. 
No. 9, ditto. 
The reaping began on the 20th August, and was not completed till 
the 31st, owing to the wet and unsettled state of the weather ; each 
parcel was kept scrupulously apart, and set up upon its own land ; and 
here the diH'erence of bulk in straw was very evident, but where it was 
most lodged, soft and spongy. 
On the 2nd of September the lots were housed separately iu good 
order, except one, which was put in a small rick in the field (also in 
good order). 
The thrashing having been completed, below is the produce : 
No. 
Quantity. 
Best. 
Second. 
Tail. 
Total. 
Wei 
o'ht of Straw. 
A. 
R. 
p. 
Bush. 
lbs. 
Bush. 
lbs. 
Bush. 
lbs. 
Bush. 
lbs. 
Tons. cwt. 
qrs. 
lbs. 
1 
2 
0 
0 
62 
63 
3 
53^ 
3 
51 
68 
4219 
3 
5 
1 
14 
2 
2 
0 
0 
68 
62a 
3 
56 
6 
47 
77 
4717 
3 
6 
2 
16 
3 
2 
0 
0 
6.5 
C2f 
5 
60 
4 
■iS 
74 
4579 
2 
19 
3 
20 
4 
1 
0 
0 
28 
6-2| 
2^ 
6il 
48 
33 
2015 
1 
13 
3 
8 
5 
1 
0 
0 
33 
63^ 
■>! 
54 
2 
40 
36i 
2241 
1 
8 
1 
7 
C 
2 
0 
0 
56^ 
634 
63| 
57 
3 
4'.^ 
63 
3917 
2 
7 
3 
20 
7 
1 
0 
0 
29 
1 
57 
li 
44 
31.t 
1960 
1 
3 
I 
3 
S 
1 
0 
0 
30 
62:V 
"•l 
58 
2 
47 
3Jf 
2093 
1 
(> 
0 
0 
9 
I 
u 
0 
27 
02' 
'> 
52 
'f 
41 
30f 
1849 
I 
1 
1 
6 
It appears from the above that guano and dung combined yielded the 
greatest bulk of both wheat and straw ; that Daniel's B manure aiul 
dung came ne.^t as to wheat, but much luider in straw. 
That guano alone yielded a larger crop of wheat than dung alone, but 
less straw ; that the omission of all manure jnoduced a belter crop than 
Daniel's manure, though not ciuite so much straw. 
That guano sown in Autumn and spring is not so good as all sown in 
tlic Autumn ; 
vVnd that artificial guano is, like Daniel's manure, worse than nothing 
on such a soil, and in such a season. 
Although dung has iu this instance been secondary, I am inclined to 
believe that this is entirely owing to the season, the wet May and June 
having caused the wheat to be too luxuriant. 
I coneidcr the dung in No. 3 to have produced the crop, and that 
