Report of Experiments on the Growth of Wheat. 
149 
Wheat Year after Year on the same Land. 
Manures and Seed (Old lied Lammas) sown March 1845. 
Produce per Acre, &c. 
Increase per Acre 
by Manure. 
Offal 
Corn 
to 
100 
Dressed. 
Corn 
to 
100 
Straw. 
Plots. 
Dressed Corn. 
Straw 
and 
Chaff. 
Total 
Produce 
(Com 
and 
Straw). 
Straw 
and 
Chaff. 
Quantity. 
Weight 
per 
Bushel. 
Offal 
Corn. 
Total 
Corn. 
Corn. 
Total 
Produce. 
Bush. Pecks. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
0 
32 
0 
56-5 
159 
1967 
3977 
5944 
526 
1265 
1791 
10* 9 
49* 5 
I 
26 
54- 8 
248 
1089 
3G99 
5388 
248 
987 
TOOK 
I/O 
A K • T 
40 / 
32 
0 
56-8 
151 • 
1967 
3915 
5882 
526 
1203 
1 * 
Q . ft 
50*2 
Q 
o 
23 
Of 
56-5 
131 
1441 
2712 
4153 
O / 
Oo* 1 
4 
29 
2* 
58-0 
161 
1879 
3663 
5542 
438 
951 
1389 
fl . A 
01 o 
22 
57*5 
134 
1431 
2684 
4115 
— 10 
— 28 
— oo 
10-1 
53*3 
£ 
26 
3f 
57-3 
190 
1 732 
3599 
5331 
291 
887 
1 1 ,.j 
Hi 
A ft • 1 
4o 1 
6 
28 
2f 
57-8 
214 
1871 
3644 
5515 
430 
932 
1362 [ 
1/1.1 
07 O 
7 
26 
2f 
57-0 
161 
1682 
3243 
4925 
241 
531 
772 
1 1 ■ 3 
o i y 
8 
27 
°i 
56-3 
194 
1716 
3663 
5379 
275 
951 
1226 
14-0 
46*9 
9 
33 
H 
58-3 
187 
2131 
4058 
6189 
690 
1346 
2036 
10-2 
52*5 
10 
31 
56'3 
191 
1980 
4266 
6246 
539 
1554 
2093 
12-3 
46*4 
11 
30 
3 
56*0 
158 
1880 
4104 
5984 
439 
1392 
1831 
11 ' 3 
A K . Q 
45 o 
12 
28 
2i 
55'3 
264 
1842 
4134 
5976 
401 
1422 
1823 
17'8 
44* 5f 
13 
25 
0 
56-3 
152 
1558 
3355 
4913 
117 
643 
760 
12 " 0 
46 ' 4 
14 
27 
1 
57'5 
176 
1743 
3696 
5439 
302 
984 
1286 
16'2 
47 ■ 1 . 
15 
32 
H 
57*5 
209 
2103 
4044 
6147 
662 
1332 
1994 
11-8 
52-0 
16 
32 
56-3 
182 
2028 
4191 
6219 
587 
1479 
2066 
11 • 1 
48*4 
17 
32 
Of 
55-8 
299 
2093 
3826 
5919 
652 
1114 
1766 
15'2 
54' 7 
18 
33 
ol 
56-5 
180 
2048 
3819 
5867 
607 
1107 
1714 
11-2 
53-6 
19 
34 
3 
57-0 
133 
2114 
4215 
6329 
673 
1503 
2176 
9-1 
50-2 
20 
24 
56-0 
113 
1495 
3104 
4599 
54 
392 
446 
9-7 
48-2 
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3 The medicinal carbonate of ammonia ; it was dissolved in water and top-dressed. 
4 Plot 5 was 2 lands wide (in after years, respectively, 5« and 56); 5' consisting of 2 alternate 
one-fourth lengths across both lands, and 5 2 of the 2 remaining one-fourth lengths. 
5 Top-dressed at once. 
6 Top-dressed at 4 intervals. 
7 Peruvian. 
8 Ichaboe. 
