THE HOOS FIELD BARLEY S(>IL<. 
Table 8*2.— Hoos field barley soils, , /<•.— Continued. 
153 
Series. Plat. 

2 
2 
AA .... 
A AS 
2 
■ 
O 
4 
A 
4 
A A 
4 
A AS 
4 
C... . 
C . 
I 

•> 
c 
4 
1 
Annual manuring since 1852. 
Superphosphate only 
Ammonia salts and superphosphate 
Nitrate of soda and superphosphate 
Xitr.it.- <»f soda, silicate of soda, and >uper 
phosphate. 
Average of above four plats 
Superphosphate, potash, etc 
Ammonia salts, superphosphate, potash. 
ete. 
Nitrate of soda, superphosphate, potash, 
ete. 
Nitrate of soda, silicate of soda, superphos- 
phate, potash, etc. 
Average of alxive four plats 
Rape cake only 
Rape cake, potash, etc. < no ph"-phatcs < 
Rape cake and superphosphate 
Rape cake.sujK'rphosphate. potash, etc 
Farmyard manure for twenty year- ta 
i manured for last eighteen years. 
Farm} ai d manure for thirty-eight years . 
Phosphoric acid m 
tine dry soil. 
Yield per acre 
in 1890. 
Total. 
Dissolved 
by 1 per 
cent solu- 
tion of 
citric acid. 
Barley. 
Straw. 
Percent. 
. un 
. if.-, 
. 180 
Per cent. 
.0168 
.0425 
.(I3j0 
. 0475 
Buslu Is. 
16} 
33* 
47* 
40* 
Ctct. 
7} 
16} 
22} 
22} 
.178 
.0128 
36 
17} 
. ls'.t 
.182 
. 0538 
. .0500 
17} 
46| 
23} 
. 178 
.008 
43} 
23j 
. 109 
.0479 
88| 
22} 
.180 
.0498 
38} 
19} 
.158 
. LBS 
.220 
.203 
jus; 
.0214 
.0030 
.u.V.3 
30 
31* 
37* 
33} 
18} 
18 
17i 
IS] 
:» 
.0206 
22} 
HI 
.» 
.0447 
53 
SB| 
POTASH 
In the next table are shown the percentages of potash dissolved 
from the various soils by strong hydrochloric acid and also by a 1 per 
ccnl solution of citric acid, the plats in this case being grouped with 
special reference to their potash manuring. 
Table 83.— Hoos field barky soils, samples collect i d in (la ant am <>/ ISS'J— Potash 
determinations. 
Series. 
O.... 
A.... 
AA. 
AAS 
O... 
A... 
AA. 
AAS 
Plat. 
Annual manuring since 1852. 
No manure 
Ammonia salts only 
Nitrate of soda only- - - 
Nitrate of soda and silicate of soda 
Average of above four plats 
Superphosphate only 
Ammonia salts and superphosphate. 
Nitrate of soda and superphosphate 
Nitrate of soda, silicate of soda, and super 
phosphate. 
Average of above four plats 
Potash in fine dry 
soil. 
Dis 
solved by 
strong 
hydro 
chloric 
acid. 
Dissolved 
by 1 per 
cent solu- 
tion of 
citric acid. 
Barley. 
Straw. 
Per cent 
183 
.267 
.136 
.193 
Per cent. 
0.0036 
.0020 
.0050 
.0042 
Bushels. 
13 
24* 
29.* 
31} 
Cwt. 
6* 
12| 
m 
15} 
. 195 
.0037 
24} 
w 
.204 
.248 
.142 
.188 
.0065 
.0023 
.0038 
.0035 
16} 
33* 
m 
46* 
7i 
16* 
22} 
22} 
.196 
.0040 
36 
Yield per acre 
in 1890. 
