275 lb. nitrate of soda, 3-1/2 cwt. | | |
superphosphate | 30-1/2 | 23-3/8 | 27
275 lb. nitrate of soda, | | |
mixed mineral manures. | 23-7/8 | 17-1/2 | 20-3/4
275 lb. nitrate of soda, | | |
mixed mineral manures, | | |
3-1/2 cwt. superphosphate | 32-3/8 | 24-1/2 | 28-1/2
1000 lb. rape-cake | 26-7/8 | 20 | 23-3/8
1000 lb. rape-cake, 3-1/2 cwt. | | |
superphosphate | 28-3/8 | 21-1/2 | 24-7/8
1000 lb. rape-cake, | | |
mixed mineral manures | 27-1/8 | 19-7/8 | 23-1/2
1000 lb. rape-cake, | | |
mixed mineral manures, and | | |
3-1/2 cwt. superphosphate | 29-3/4 | 21-7/8 | 25-5/8
Farmyard manure, 14 tons every year | 28-1/4 | 29-3/4 | 29
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TABLE VII.

EXPERIMENTS ON THE GROWTH OF OATS, 1869-78.

-------------------------------------------+----------------------------
| AVERAGE PER ANNUM.
| 5 YEARS, 1869-73.
+----------------------------
MANURES PER ACRE PER ANNUM. | Dressed grain. |
+----------+--------+ Total
| Quantity.| Weight | straw.
| | per |
| | bushel.|
-------------------------------------------+----------+--------+--------
| Bushels. | lb. | cwt.
Unmanured | 19-7/8 | 33-3/4 | 10-3/8
200 lb. sulphate potash, 100 lb. sulphate | | |
soda, 100 lb. sulphate magnesia, and | | |
3-1/2 cwt. superphosphate of lime | 24-1/2 | 35 | 13-3/8
400 lb. ammonium salts | 47 | 35-7/8 | 28-1/2
400 lb. ammonium salts, 200 lb. sulphate | | |
potash, 100 lb. sulphate soda, 10