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XXII. — Experiment on Manures. By Isaac Everitt. 
"Weighed this day, December 18th, 1844, after 10 days' very severe 
frost, without any snow liaving fallen, consequently the turnips mu-st 
have lost considerably in weight ; the following 6 rods of green-top 
yellow turnip, drilled on ridges, 27 inches wide, on the 22nd June, 
1844 :— 
£■•3 
a ui 
e "5 
a& 
Description of tlie Manures 
per Acre. 
1 Value of 
Manure 
1 per Acre. 
i 
Number 
of 
Turnijis 
per Rod. 
Weight 
per 
Rod. 
Weii'ht 
per Turnip. 
Wei;,'ht 
per 
Acre. 
1 
jWith Pigeons' Dung, at the| 
s rate of 6 tumbrel loads per > 
^ HCTP 1 He Tlpr 1o:lf) . ! 
£ 
3 
s. d. 
3 0 
112 
lbs. 
196 
lbs. 
n 
Tons. 
14 
1 
1 With 2 cwt. of Guano, at 1-1^.1 
1 per cwt., mixed well with 1 
i S bushels of burnt quick > 
1 ashes per acre, at 4c/. per 1 
1 
10 8 
108 
175 
If 
rather less. 
12i 
1 
nVitli farm-yard Manure, 121 
< tumbrel loads per acre, at > 
2 
14 0 
103 
175 
rather less. 
12i 
1 
fWith Bones, at tlie rate ofj 
I 12 bushels per acre, at> 
1 
10 0 
120 
168 
rather less. 
12 
1 
j With Rape-Cake, at the rate] 
' of 1 2 bushels per acre, at i 
{ 2s.6d. .'....) 
1 
10 0 
111 
154 
rather less. 
11 
1 
f Without any Manure what-1 
115 
21 
3 oz. 
per Turnip. 
n 
OBSERVATIONS. 
It will be observed by these experiments, that the above turnips can 
be grown, with either guano, bones, or rape-cake, at about 2*. 6o!. per 
ton, and allowing that 1 bushel of turnips weighs 4 stones, which is very 
near the mark, they can be also grown at the cost of about 3 farthings 
per bushel. But there is another very obvious circumstance attending 
all experiments in growing turnips, viz., so much depending upon the 
men hoeing them, one man setting his turnips much more regularly 
than another; consequently the result of all experiments is influenced 
very much by this fact. The manures were all deposited between the 
ridges, and they were then split or ploughed on the manure, then rolled 
down, and the turnips drilled on the ridges. 
South Creahe, 7iear Fahenham, Norfolk. 
END OF VOL. V. 
