Report of Experiments on the Growth of Wheat. 
471 
Wheat Year after Year ok the same Land, 
per Aero, per Annum, over 12 Years, 1852-G3. 
PnonrcE, &c. 
152 
92 
,03 
47 
89 
Total 
Produce 
(Coin 
and 
Straw). 
lbs. 
6101 
2G26 
2703 
2804 
2989 
2792 
3054 
3727 
3070 
4783 
G487 
7097 
7577 
4038 
4754 
5092 
6147 
6173 
6199 
6587 
480S 
5883 
6214 
5537 
Corn 
to 
100 
Straw. 
57-9 
v. 
57'8 
57-9 
61-6 
61- 9 
58- 0 
62- 0 
59- 7 
59-0 
59-0 
54-1 
50-4 
47-3 
3179 59-7 
5809 55-0 
54-0 
54- 6 
57-1 
55- 7 
54-9 
54-9 
48- 5 
49- 8 
54-9 
54-4 
57-2 
Increase. 
Dressed Com. 
Over 
Un- 
manured 
(riot 3). 
bush. pks. 
19 34 
0 Oi 
1 H 
3 
si 
3| 
23 
2f 
6 
6 Of 
12 3^ 
20 3j 
22 2" 
23 O 
3 1J 
17 0i 
7 0J 
11 1? 
14 0| 
19 2f 
19 Oi 
19 2 
19 0 
10 11 
17 2f 
19 1} 
16 03 
Over 
Mixed 
Mineral 
Manure 
(Plots 
5a d> b). 
Total Corn. Straw and Chaff. 
Over 
Un- 
Over 
Mixed 
Mineral 
Over 
Un- 
Over 
Mixed 
Mineral 
Total Produce. 
Over 
Un- 
manured. Manure manured 
(Plot 3). (Plots (Plots). 
5a <£ b). j 
3 
1 
H 
3§ 
01 
-1 
bush. pks. I lbs. 
! 1268 
25 
108 
179 
61 
193 
420 
398 
807 
1311 
1418 
1461 
223 
1090 
471 
729 
895 
1236 
1220 
1234 
1197 
657 
0 If 
14 Of 
4 0J 
8 2 
11 Of 
16 3 
16 OA 
16 2i 
16 01 
7 li 
14 3 i; 1124 
16 If 
13 1 
1222 
1052 
lbs. 
lbs. 
2207 
52 
70 
184 
105 
235 
227 j 681 
205 l| 646 
614 j 1350 
1118 I 2550 
1225 ! 3053 
1268 I 3490 
30 
897 
278 
536 
702 
1043 
1027 
1041 
1004 
464 
931 
1029 
859 
330 
2093 
941 
1399 
1571 
2285 
2327 
2339 
I 2764 
1525 
2133 
2366 
1859 
Manure manured 
(Plots (Plot 3). 
5a iSs V). 
lbs. 
446 
411 
1115 I 
2315 
2818 
3255 i 
95 j 
1858 
706 
1164 
1336 
2050 
2092 
2104 
2529 
1290 
1898 
2131 
1624 
lbs. 
3475 
77 
178 
363 
166 
428 
1101 
1044 
2157 
3861 
4471 
4951 
553 
3183 
1412 
2128 
2466 
3521 
3547 
3573 
3961 
2182 
3257 
3588 
2911 
Over 
Mixed 
Mineral 
Mantra 
(Plots 
5a & b). 
lbs. 1 
673 
616 
1729 
3433 
4043 
4523 
125| 
2755 J 
984 
1700 
2038 
3093 
3119 
3145 
3533 
1754 
2829 
3160 
2483 
loda for the 9th, and 275 lbs. for the 10th, and 11th Seasons. 
66 — in the 9th Season only 475 lbs. of Nitrate of Soda. 
'Mixed Alkalies'' — Sulphates of Potass, Soda, and Magnesia. 
*^or PlotB 1 5a, 1 56, Mid 1 9, the Bone-ash decomposed by Muriatic Acid of Commerce, instead of Sulphuric Acid, 
