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Report on the Field and Feeding Experiments at Wohurn. 
Produce of Wheat. Third Season, 1879. 
Manures per Acre. 
Unnianurecl 
(■200 lbs. ammonia-salts, alone (applied"! 
in the spring) / 
f275 lbs. nitrate of soda (applied in the"! 
I spring) / 
200 lbs. sulphate of potash, 100 lbs.") 
sulphate of soda, 100 lbs. sulphate! 
of magnesia, 3 J cwt. superphosphate j 
of lime j 
200 lbs. sulph. potash, 100 lbs. sulph. 
soda, 100 lbs. sulph. magnesia, 3J 
cwts. superphosphate of lime, and 200 
lbs. ammonia-salts (in spring) . . 
'200 lbs. sulph. potash, 100 lbs. sulph." 
soda, 100 lbs. sulph. magnesia, 3.| 
cwts. superphosphate of lime, and 275 
lbs. nitrate of soda (in spring) . . 
Unmanured 
r200 lbs. sulph. potash, 100 lbs. sulph.] 
I soda, 100 lbs. sulph. magnesia, 3^ ( 
I cwts. superphosphate of lime, and 400 
I lbs. ammonia-salts (in spring) . . . . J 
(200 lbs. sulph, potash, 100 lbs. sulph. "j 
I soda, 100 lbs. sulph. magnesia, 3jl 
I cwts. superphospliato of lime, and 5501 
I lbs. nitrate of soda (in spring) . . . . j 
Farmyard-manure, estimated to contain"! 
nitrogen = 100 lbs. ammonia, madel 
from 700 lbs. decorticated cottou-cake, | 
1120 lbs. maize-meal, 8400 lbs. white J- 
turnips, 1400 lbs. wheat-straw, as' 
food; and 1610 lbs. wheat-straw as 
, litter. 'Weight about 3 tons 
'Farmyard-manure, estimated to coutaiu"! 
nitrogen = 200 lbs. ammonia, made' 
from 1400 lbs. decorticated cotton- 
cake, 2240 lbs. maize-meal, 16,800 lbs. 
white tiu-nips, 2800 lbs. wheat-straw 
chaff, as food ; and 3220 lbs. wheat- 
straw as litter. Weitrht about 0 tons 
TRODncE PER Acre. 
Dressed Corn. 
Weight. 
lbs. 
490 
756 
604 
538 
1480 
1412 
376 
1603 
1418 
736 
1034 
Number 
of 
Bushels. 
'Weight 
per 
Bushel. 
101 
14-7 
12 
11-5 
27-3 
25- 5 
7-5 
31-2 
26- 7 
13-4 
18-7 
55 
50 
511 
523 
55 
551 
lbs. 
48i 
501 
47 
541 35 0 26 
