Part 37
FM Farm-yard Manure.
ABT Ashes (burnt-soil and turf).
SiS Silicate of Soda.
SPh Superphosphate.
SMg Sulphate of Magnesia.
SP Sulphate of Pota.s.s.
SS Sulphate of Soda.
NS Nitrate of Soda.
RC Rape-Cake.
A-S Ammonia-salts.
-------+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+---- Plots
FM
ABT
SiS
SPh
SMg
SP
SS
NS
RC
A-S -------+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+----
Tons.
lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
1 O.
..
..
-- unmanured continuously--
..
2 O.
..
..
..
350
..
..
..
..
..
..
3 O.
..
..
..
..
100
200
100
..
..
..
4 O.
..
..
..
350
100
200
100
..
..
..
1 A.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
200 2 A.
..
..
..
350
..
..
..
..
..
200 3 A.
..
..
..
..
100
200
100
..
..
200 4 A.
..
..
..
350
100
200
100
..
..
200 {1 AA.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
275
..
..
{2 AA.
..
..
..
350
..
..
..
275
..
..
{3 AA.
..
..
..
..
100
200
100
275
..
..
{4 AA.
..
..
..
350
100
200
100
275
..
..
{1 AAS.
..
..
400
..
..
..
..
275
..
..
{2 AAS.
..
..
400
350
..
..
..
275
..
..
{3 AAS.
..
..
400
..
100
200
100
275
..
..
{4 AAS.
..
..
400
350
100
200
100
275
..
..
1 C.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1000
..
2 C.
..
..
..
350
..
..
..
..
1000
..
3 C.
..
..
..
..
100
200
100
..
1000
..
4 C.
..
..
..
350
100
200
100
..
1000
..
1 N.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
275
..
..
2 N.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
275
..
..
M.
..
..
..
350
100
..
100
..
..
..
5 O.
..
..
..
350
..
200
..
..
..
..
5 A.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
6{1
..
..
-- unmanured continuously--
..
{2*
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..7
14
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..* 6.2: No amount given for ashes Experiments on the Growth of Barley, Year After Year, on the Same Land, Without Manure, and With Different Descriptions of Manure, Hoos Field, Rothamsted, England.Table II.--Dressed Corn Per Acre--bushels.[N.B. The double vertical lines ? show that there was a change in the description, or quant.i.ty, of Manure, at the period indicated, for particulars of which see _Table I._, and foot-notes thereto, p. 231.]--------------------------------------------------------------------- Harvests ------+------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
Plots
1852
1853
1854
1855
1856
1857
1858
1859
1860
1861
1862
1863
------+------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
bu.
bu.
bu.
bu.
bu.
bu.
bu.
bu.
bu.
bu.
bu.
bu.
1 O.
27
25
35
31
13?
26?
21?
13
13
16
16
22?
2 O.
28?
33
40?
36
17
33
28
19?
15
25
21?
32?
3 O.
26?
27?
36
34
16?
32 ? 24
15?
15
18?
19
27?
4 O.
32
35?
42
37?
19
39? 30?
19
18
29?
25?
33
------+------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ Means
28
30?
38
34
17
32
26
17
15?
22?
20
28?
------+------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ 1 A.
36?
38?
47
44
25
38?
31
15?
26?
30
31?
42?
2 A.
38?
40?
60
47
29?
56
51?
34
43?
55
48?
61?
3 A.
36
36
50
44
28?
42?? 34
16?
28
32
35
48?
4 A.
40
38
60?
48?
31
57?? 51
34?
43
54?
47?
55?
------+------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ Means
38?
38?
54
46
28
48
42?
25?
35?
43
40
52?
------+------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ 1 AA.
44
40
56?
48
36
49? 39?
21
25?
35
31
49
2 AA.
43
42
63
50?
31
66? 56
35?
43
55
51
60
3 AA.
41
41
51
47
25?
49??
40?
20?
30
36?
36
54
4 AA.
45?
44
62
49?
37?
64??
56
35
46
55?
48
59
------+------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ Means
43
42?
58
48?
32?
57
48?
28?
36?
45?
41?
55
------+------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ 1 AAS.
2 AAS.
3 AAS.
4 AAS.
------+------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ Means
------+------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ 1 C.
39?
39?
60
48
36
64?? 53
38
31
56
41
51?
2 C.
36
36?
60?
53
37?
62? 57?
41
36
56?
45
55
3 C.
33
35
56
48?
32?
60?
52
34?
35
51?
36
53?
4 C.
38
40?
60
51
35?
62?
57?
35
40
53?
45
54
------+------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ Means
36
37?
59
50?
35
62
55
37
36?
54
41?
53?
------+------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ 1 N. }(25?){? 34?
49?
50
28
47?
37
24?
27?
38
35
51
2 N. } {? 37?
53
49?
42
58 ? 43?
26
29
41?
38?
53?
M.
? 32?
18
24
25?? 19
10?
27?
23?
28?
5 O.
(36)? 27
30
32?
19?
31?
25?? 16
10?
28?
17?
29
5 A.
36
40?
51?
47?
33?
54?
48?? 33?
39
49?
46?
51
6{1
29
26
35?
37
15?
34?
26
17?
12
16?
18
27
{2
25?
27?
33
36
15?
31?
25
14
12?
17?
19
28?
7
33
36?
56?
50?
32?
51
55
40
41?
54?
49
59
------+------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ 1st ten: First ten Years, 1852-'61.2nd ten: Second ten Years, 1862-'71.Total Period: Total Period 20 Years, 1852-'71.----------------------------------------++--------------------++------- Harvests
Average Annual.
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++-------+----+-------++-------
1st
2nd
Total
1864
1865
1866
1867
1868
1869
1870
1871
ten
ten
Period
Plots +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++-------+----+-------++-------
bu.
bu.
bu.
bu.
bu.
bu.
bu.
bu.
bush.
bu.
bushels
24
18
15?
17?
15?
15?
13
16
22?
17
20
1 O.
30
22
22?
24?
18
18
18
23?
27?
23
25
2 O.
26?
22
19?
17
14
18
16
19?
24
20?
22?
3 O.
33
24?
24
20?
17?
22
18
25
30
24?
27
4 O.+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++-------+----+-------++-------
28?
21
20?
19?
16
18?
16
21?
26?
21
23?
Means +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++-------+----+-------++-------
38?
29?
27?
30?
20?
27?
27
36?
33?
31
32
1 A.
58
48?
50
44
37?
48
41
45?
45?
48?
47
2 A.
43?
33
27
33
25
34
30?
38?
35
35
35
3 A.
55?
46
47
43?
34?
49
38
46
46?
46?
46
4 A.+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++-------+----+-------++-------
49?
39
38?
37?
29?
39?
34
41
40?
40
40
Means +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++-------+----+-------++-------
41
33
29?
29? 27
32?
29
39?
39
34
37
1 AA.
56?
47
50?
44? 44
48
46
46
48?
49?
49
2 AA.
44?
34?
29
32?? 27
33?
32?
36?
38?
36?
37?
3 AA.
56?
48?
50?
45 ? 45?
49?
44
46
49?
49
49
4 AA.+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++-------+----+-------++-------
49?
41?
40?
38
36
41
38?
42
44
42?
43?
Means +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++-------+----+-------++------- ? 44?
34?
37?
32? 29?
34
35
48?
{37
36?
37 }
1 AAS.? 54?
47
51?
44 ? 44?
49?
44
49
[1]{49
47
48}[1]
2 AAS.? 50
41
41?
39? 36?
40
42
48?
{43?
42
42?}
3 AAS.? 59?
50
50
45? 46?
51
47
48?
{51?
48?
50 }
4 AAS.+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++-------+----+-------++-------
52
43?
45?
40
39?
44
42
48
45
43
44
Means +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++-------+----+-------++-------
48?
45
45?
38?
37
42
41
44
47
43?
45
1 C.
51
46?
47
45
35
48
41
41
47
45
46
2 C.
49?
48
43?
38?
35?
43?
38
45?
44
43
43?
3 C.
53
48?
48?
42?
36
52?
43
47
47?
47
47?
4 C.+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++-------+----+-------++-------
50
47
46
41?
35?
46?
41
44?
46
45
45
Means +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++-------+----+-------++-------
40
37
34?
33
25
35
34
43?
[2]{37?
37?
37?}[2]
1 N.
46
39?
41
36?
25?
38?
40
45?
{42?
40
41?}
2 N.
25?
19
19
20
14
16?
16?
22?
[3](22?
20?
21)[3]
M.
26
23
22
19
15
23?
14
20
[4](24?
21?
22)[4]
5 O.
50
48
43?
34?
36?
49?
41
44
43?
44
44?
5 A.
25?
21
16?
16?
15
14?
15
18
25
18?
22
[1]}6
25?
19
17
19
15?
15?
15?
24
23?
20
21?
[2]}
62
52
53?
45?
43?
46?
47
54
45
51
48
7 +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++-------+----+-------++------- [Note 1: Averages of 4 years, 4 years, and 8 years.][Note 2: Averages of 9 years, (1853-'61), last 10 years, and total 19 years.][Note 3: Averages of 7 years (1855-'61), last 10 years, and total 17 years.][Note 4: Averages of 9 years (1853-'61), last 10 years, and total 19 years.]Experiments on the Growth of Barley, Year After Year, on the Same Land, Without Manure, and With Different Descriptions of Manure, Hoos Field, Rothamsted, England.Table III.--Weight per Bushel of Dressed Corn--lbs.[N.B. The double vertical lines show that there was a change in the description, or quant.i.ty, of Manure, at the period indicated, for particulars of which see _Table I._, and foot-notes thereto, p. 231.]----------------------------------------------------------------------- Harvests ------+--------+----+----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----
Plots
1852
1853
1854
1855
1856
1857
1858
1859
1860
1861
1862
1863 ------+--------+----+----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----
lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
lbs.1 O.
52.1
51.4
53.6
52.4
49.1
52.0
53.0
49.0
50.8
52.3
50.3
53.6 2 O.
52.6
52.6
54.0
52.5
46.5
52.8
54.0
52.0
50.5
53.8
52.0
54.2 3 O.
52.5
51.9
53.6
52.9
48.5
52.5 ?53.5
49.5
50.3
52.8
51.8
54.5 4 O.
51.5
52.1
54.0
53.1
47.0
53.7 ?54.0
52.5
51.3
54.0
52.0
54.8 ------+--------+----+----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---- Means
52.2
52.0
53.8
52.7
47.8
52.8
53.6
50.8
50.7
53.1
51.5
54.3 ------+--------+----+----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---- 1 A.
50.7
52.4
53.6
51.8
48.5
51.9
53.0
47.5
50.8
51.5
49.4
53.6 2 A.
50.5
52.5
54.3
51.3
46.3
54.3
53.8
51.0
51.0
53.5
53.5
55.3 3 A.
50.9
52.6
54.0
52.2
49.1
52.1 ?54.0
47.5
50.8
51.5
50.5
54.3 4 A.
51.4
53.1
54.3
52.0
46.4
54.8 ?54.0
51.0
51.1
54.0
54.0
56.5 ------+--------+----+----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---- Means
50.9
52.7
54.1
51.8
47.6
53.3
53.7
49.3
50.9
52.6
51.9
54.9 ------+--------+----+----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---- 1 AA.
49.1
51.3
52.8
50.6
48.3
52.0 ?53.5
47.5
50.7
51.8
50.0
53.9 2 AA.
49.5
51.7
52.4
50.1
46.1
53.5 ?53.3
50.7
51.3
53.5
54.4
55.7 3 AA.
50.6
51.3
53.1
50.2
47.3
52.1?
53.9
47.5
50.4
51.5
51.5
54.5 4 AA.
50.6
51.4
52.1
48.9
45.4
53.9?
53.5
50.5
51.0
53.5
54.0
56.4 ------+--------+----+----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---- Means
50.0
51.4
52.6
50.0
46.8
52.9
53.6
49.1
50.9
52.6
52.5
55.1 ------+--------+----+----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---- 1 AAS.
2 AAS.
3 AAS.
4 AAS.
------+--------+----+----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---- Means
------+--------+----+----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---- 1 C.
51.7
51.3
52.9
50.5
46.1
53.2 ?53.5
52.0
52.0
54.0
54.5
56.3 2 C.
51.8
51.6
52.8
50.0
47.3
53.8 ?52.8
51.5
51.5
54.1
55.3
56.4 3 C.
51.3
51.5
52.6
50.6
46.6
54.1?
53.5
51.7
51.8
53.5
53.5
56.8 4 C.
51.4
50.4
52.8
49.5
46.3
54.1?
53.1
51.0
51.1
54.3
54.0
56.7 ------+--------+----+----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---- Means
51.6
51.2
52.8
50.2
46.6
53.8
53.2
51.6
51.6
54.0
54.3
56.6 ------+--------+----+----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---- 1 N.
}{51.7}{?51.3
53.3
52.0
50.0
52.9
53.5
48.0
51.0
52.0
51.5
53.4 2 N.
} {?49.7
53.1
50.1
48.4
53.0 ?54.0
48.5
51.1
51.8
51.3
53.9
M.
?52.6
49.3
52.6 ?53.6
49.5
51.0
53.8
52.8
53.8 5 O.
(51.0) ?51.8
53.1
52.6
47.5
53.4 ?54.0
51.0
51.0
53.3
51.5
54.1 5 A.
51.0
52.3
53.8
51.5
46.6
54.5 ?54.0
51.0
51.2
53.0
52.0
55.6
6{1
52.0
50.3
52.8
52.5
50.0
52.3
53.1
48.5
51.3
52.0
51.8
54.0 {2
53.0
50.9
53.6
52.6
50.0
52.3
53.1
47.5
51.0
52.0
52.0
54.1
7
52.8
51.6
53.9
52.9
47.1
54.2
54.5
52.5
52.1
54.8
54.8
57.2 ------+--------+----+----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---- 1st ten: First ten Years, 1852-'61.
