TALKS ON MANURES A SERIES OF FAMILIAR AND PRACTICAL TALKS BETWEEN THE AUTHOR AND THE DEACON, THE DOCTOR, AND OTHER NEIGHBORS, ON THE WHOLE SUBJECT TEXT

{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 quantity, 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. | 27¼ | 25¾| 35 | 31 | 13⅞| 26⅛| 21⅛| 13½| 13¼| 16¼| 16½| 22⅞| 2 O. | 28⅝ | 33½| 40⅝| 36¼| 17¾| 33¼| 28¾| 19⅝| 15¾| 25 | 21⅞| 32⅜| 3 O. | 26⅛ | 27⅝| 36½| 34¾| 16⅝| 32 ‖ 24¼| 15⅞| 15¼| 18⅞| 19¾| 27⅝| 4 O. | 32¾ | 35⅝| 42 | 37⅛| 19¾| 39¾‖ 30⅞| 19¾| 18¼| 29⅜| 25⅛| 33 | ------+------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ Means | 28¾ | 30⅝| 38½| 34¾| 17 | 32¾| 26¼| 17¼| 15⅝| 22⅜| 20¾| 28⅞| ------+------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ 1 A. | 36⅞ | 38⅝| 47¾| 44½| 25 | 38⅞| 31½| 15⅜| 26⅝| 30½| 31⅜| 42⅝| 2 A. | 38⅝ | 40⅛| 60½| 47¾| 29⅛| 56½| 51⅜| 34½| 43⅜| 55 | 48⅝| 61⅝| 3 A. | 36 | 36½| 50 | 44½| 28⅜| 42⅜‖ 34¼| 16⅞| 28 | 32¾| 35¼| 48⅝| 4 A. | 40¾ | 38¼| 60⅝| 48⅜| 31¾| 57⅜‖ 51½| 34⅝| 43½| 54⅝| 47⅝| 55⅜| ------+------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ Means | 38⅛ | 38⅜| 54¾| 46¼| 28½| 48¾| 42⅛| 25⅜| 35⅜| 43¼| 40¾| 52⅛| ------+------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ 1 AA. | 44½ | 40¾| 56⅝| 48 | 36¼| 49¾‖ 39⅜| 21½| 25⅜| 35 | 31½| 49 | 2 AA. | 43¾ | 42¼| 63¼| 50⅜| 31½| 66½‖ 56¼| 35⅞| 43¼| 55¾| 51 | 60½| 3 AA. | 41¾ | 41¼| 51½| 47¾| 25⅜| 49⅞‖|40⅝| 20⅜| 30¾| 36⅞| 36¼| 54 | 4 AA. | 45⅛ | 44½| 62¾| 49⅝| 37⅝| 64⅞‖|56¼| 35¾| 46¼| 55⅞| 48¾| 59½| ------+------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ Means | 43¾ | 42⅛| 58½| 48⅞| 32⅝| 57¾| 48⅛| 28⅜| 36⅜| 45⅞| 41⅞| 55¾| ------+------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ 1 AAS.| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 AAS.| | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 AAS.| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 AAS.| | | | | | | | | | | | | ------+------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ Means | | | | | | | | | | | | | ------+------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ 1 C. | 39⅛ | 39⅞| 60¾| 48½| 36¾| 64⅛‖ 53¾| 38¾| 31¾| 56½| 41 | 51⅞| 2 C. | 36½ | 36⅛| 60⅝| 53¼| 37⅛| 62¼‖ 57⅜| 41 | 36¾| 56⅞| 45 | 55 | 3 C. | 33½ | 35¼| 56½| 48⅞| 32⅝| 60¼‖|52 | 34⅛| 35¼| 51⅛| 36 | 53⅛| 4 C. | 38 | 40⅛| 60¼| 51¾| 35⅜| 62¼‖|57⅛| 35 | 40¾| 53⅝| 45½| 54½| ------+------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ Means | 36¾ | 37⅞| 59½| 50⅝| 35½| 62¼| 55 | 37¼| 36⅛| 54½| 41⅞| 53⅝| ------+------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ 1 N. }(25⅞){‖ 34⅜| 49⅜| 50 | 28½| 47⅞| 37¾| 24⅞| 27⅜| 38¼| 35½| 51½| 2 N. } {‖ 37⅛| 53¼| 49⅜| 42 | 58 ‖ 43⅞| 26½| 29¾| 41⅝| 38⅜| 53⅞| | | | | | | | | | | | | | M. | | | ‖ 32⅛| 18¾| 24½| 25⅞‖ 19½| 10⅝| 27⅝| 23⅜| 28⅛| 5 O. | (36½)‖ 27½| 30¾| 32⅜| 19⅛| 31⅛| 25⅜‖ 16½| 10⅛| 28⅝| 17⅜| 29½| 5 A. | 36½ | 40⅛| 51⅞| 47⅞| 33⅛| 54⅞| 48⅛‖ 33⅛| 39 | 49⅜| 46⅝| 51½| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6{1 | 29 | 26¼| 35⅛| 37¼| 15⅛| 34⅞| 26½| 17⅛| 12¼| 16⅝| 18½| 27¼| {2 | 25⅛ | 27⅜| 33¼| 36¼| 15⅞| 31⅛| 25¼| 14¾| 12⅛| 17⅞| 19 | 28⅝| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 33 | 36⅛| 56⅜| 50⅛| 32⅛| 51¼| 55 | 40 | 41⅝| 54⅜| 49¾| 59½| ------+------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ 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 | 15⅞| 17⅛| 15⅝| 15⅛| 13½| 16¾|| 22⅜| 17½|20 || 1 O. | 30¼| 22½| 22⅜| 24⅝| 18½| 18¼| 18 | 23⅛|| 27⅞| 23¼|25½ || 2 O. | 26⅛| 22 | 19⅛| 17 | 14¼| 18¾| 16¾| 19⅜|| 24¾| 20⅛|22⅜ || 3 O. | 33¼| 24⅜| 24 | 20⅞| 17⅝| 22¼| 18½| 25 || 30½| 24⅜|27½ || 4 O. +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++-------+----+-------++------- | 28⅜| 21¾| 20⅜| 19⅞| 16½| 18⅝| 16¾| 21⅛|| 26⅜| 21¼|23⅞ || Means +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++-------+----+-------++------- | 38⅞| 29⅞| 27⅛| 30⅝| 20⅜| 27⅞| 27¾| 36⅜|| 33⅝| 31¼|32½ || 1 A. | 58½| 48⅜| 50½| 44 | 37⅝| 48 | 41½| 45⅛|| 45⅝| 48⅜|47 || 2 A. | 43⅞| 33¼| 27½| 33 | 25 | 34¾| 30⅞| 38⅛|| 35 | 35 |35 || 3 A. | 55⅜| 46½| 47 | 43⅞| 34⅝| 49¼| 38 | 46½|| 46⅛| 46⅜|46¼ || 4 A. +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++-------+----+-------++------- | 49⅛| 39½| 38⅛| 37⅞| 29⅜| 39⅞| 34½| 41½|| 40⅛| 40¼|40¼ || Means +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++-------+----+-------++------- | 41¾| 33¾| 29⅛| 29¾‖ 27 | 32⅛| 29¼| 39⅛|| 39¾| 34¼|37 || 1 AA. | 56⅞| 47½| 50⅞| 44¼‖ 44 | 48¼| 46¼| 46½|| 48⅞| 49⅝|49¼ || 2 AA. | 44⅝| 34⅛| 29¾| 32⅞‖ 27½| 33⅞| 32⅜| 36⅛|| 38⅝| 36⅛|37⅜ || 3 AA. | 56⅜| 48⅞| 50⅞| 45 ‖ 45⅜| 49⅞| 44½| 46 || 49⅞| 49½|49¾ || 4 AA. +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++-------+----+-------++------- | 49⅞| 41⅛| 40⅛| 38 | 36 | 41 | 38⅛| 42 || 44¼| 42⅜|43⅜ || Means +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++-------+----+-------++------- ‖ 44⅛| 34⅞| 37⅞| 32¼‖ 29⅜| 34¾| 35 | 48⅛|| {37¼| 36⅞|37 } || 1 AAS. ‖ 54⅞| 47¼| 51⅛| 44 ‖ 44⅞| 49⅞| 44¾| 49½||[1]{49¼| 47¼|48¼}[1]|| 2 AAS. ‖ 50 | 41 | 41⅞| 39½‖ 36⅜| 40½| 42¾| 48⅜|| {43⅛| 42 |42⅝} || 3 AAS. ‖ 59⅛| 50½| 50¾| 45¼‖ 46⅝| 51¾| 47¼| 48⅞|| {51⅜| 48⅝|50 } || 4 AAS. +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++-------+----+-------++------- | 52 | 43⅜| 45⅜| 40¼| 39⅜| 44¼| 42½| 48¾|| 45¼| 43¾|44½ || Means +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++-------+----+-------++------- | 48⅛| 45 | 45⅞| 38⅝| 37 | 42½| 41¾| 44 || 47 | 43⅝|45¼ || 1 C. | 51¾| 46⅛| 47½| 45½| 35¼| 48¼| 41¾| 41¾|| 47¾| 45¾|46¾ || 2 C. | 49⅛| 48¾| 43⅞| 38⅞| 35⅛| 43⅝| 38½| 45⅜|| 44 | 43¼|43⅝ || 3 C. | 53 | 48⅛| 48⅝| 42⅝| 36¼| 52⅛| 43¾| 47½|| 47⅜| 47¼|47⅜ || 4 C. +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++-------+----+-------++------- | 50½| 47 | 46½| 41⅜| 35⅞| 46⅝| 41½| 44⅝|| 46½| 45 |45¾ || Means +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++-------+----+-------++------- | 40¾| 37 | 34⅜| 33 | 25½| 35¼| 34¾| 43⅛||[2]{37⅝| 37⅛|37⅜}[2]|| 1 N. | 46¼| 39⅞| 41 | 36⅜| 25⅜| 38⅜| 40¼| 45⅜|| {42⅜| 40½|41⅜} || 2 N. | | | | | | | | || | | || | 25⅞| 19¾| 19 | 20½| 14¾| 16⅝| 16⅛| 22⅛||[3](22⅝| 20⅝|21½)[3]|| M. | 26½| 23 | 22½| 19½| 15 | 23⅜| 14½| 20 ||[4](24⅝| 21⅛|22¾)[4]|| 5 O. | 50¾| 48¼| 43⅞| 34⅞| 36⅛| 49⅞| 41¾| 44¼|| 43⅜| 44¾|44⅛ || 5 A. | | | | | | | | || | | || | 25⅛| 21 | 16⅛| 16⅜| 15¼| 14⅞| 15¼| 18¾|| 25 | 18⅞|22 ||[1]}6 | 25⅛| 19¼| 17¼| 19¾| 15⅞| 15⅜| 15⅛| 24¼|| 23⅞| 20 |21⅞ ||[2]} | | | | | | | | || | | || | 62 | 52¾| 53⅛| 45⅝| 43⅝| 46⅞| 47½| 54¼|| 45 | 51½|48¼ || 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 quantity, 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. 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 +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++--------+-----+------++----- |lbs.|lbs.|lbs.|lbs.|lbs.|lbs.|lbs.|lbs.|| lbs. | lbs.| lbs. || |55.7|53.9|51.1|51.8|54.3|52.4|52.9|55.0|| 51.6 | 53.1| 52.3 ||1 O. |56.8|53.8|53.2|53.9|55.8|54.3|53.6|56.0|| 52.0 | 54.4| 53.2 ||2 O. |56.9|54.5|52.3|52.9|55.7|54.7|54.3|55.4|| 51.8 | 54.3| 53.0 ||3 O. |57.3|54.0|52.7|53.6|55.3|54.6|55.6|55.6|| 52.3 | 54.6| 53.4 ||4 O. +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++--------+-----+------++----- |56.7|54.1|52.3|53.1|55.3|54.0|54.1|55.5|| 52.0 | 54.1| 53.0 ||Means +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++--------+-----+------++----- |55.4|53.8|50.9|51.3|53.3|52.4|54.6|55.6|| 51.2 | 53.0| 52.1 ||1 A. |57.0|52.7|54.4|54.1|54.6|57.0|57.2|55.0|| 51.8 | 55.1| 53.5 ||2 A. |56.4|54.7|52.1|51.9|54.8|54.6|55.4|56.1|| 51.5 | 54.1| 52.8 ||3 A. |57.6|53.5|54.7|54.3|55.6|57.4|57.1|56.5|| 52.2 | 55.7| 54.0 ||4 A. +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++--------+-----+------++----- |56.6|53.7|53.0|52.9|54.6|55.4|56.1|55.8|| 51.6 | 54.5| 53.1 ||Means +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++--------+-----+------++----- |55.5|53.5|50.9|52.4‖53.7|53.1|54.5|54.1|| 50.8 | 53.2| 52.0 ||1 AA. |57.2|52.3|55.0|54.1‖55.6|57.2|56.9|55.9|| 51.2 | 55.4| 53.3 ||2 AA. |56.5|54.8|51.4|51.9‖55.1|53.7|54.6|54.3|| 50.8 | 53.8| 52.3 ||3 AA. |57.6|53.3|55.4|54.6‖56.0|57.1|57.1|56.3|| 51.1 | 55.8| 53.4 ||4 AA. +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++--------+-----+------++----- |56.7|53.5|53.2|53.3|55.1|55.3|55.8|55.2|| 51.0 | 54.6| 52.8 ||Means +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++--------+-----+------++----- ‖56.1|54.2|51.8|53.5‖54.2|54.8|55.0|54.6|| {53.9| 54.6| 54.3}||1 AAS. ‖57.2|52.4|55.6|55.1‖56.2|57.4|57.4|55.6||[1]{55.1| 56.7| 55.9}||2 AAS. ‖57.2|54.8|52.5|53.0‖55.5|56.6|55.9|53.8|| {54.4| 55.5| 55.0}||3 AAS. ‖57.0|53.1|55.3|54.1‖56.2|57.8|57.8|55.4|| {54.9| 56.8| 55.8}||4 AAS. +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++--------+-----+------++----- |56.9|53.6|53.8|53.9|55.5|56.7|56.5|54.9|| 54.6 | 55.9| 55.2 ||Means +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++--------+-----+------++----- |57.1|53.8|55.1|54.4|56.2|56.7|57.5|56.3|| 51.7 | 55.8| 53.8 ||1 C. |57.0|53.3|55.7|55.0|56.1|57.1|57.8|56.4|| 51.7 | 56.0| 53.9 ||2 C. |57.3|53.3|55.3|54.7|55.8|57.1|57.6|56.3|| 51.7 | 55.8| 53.7 ||3 C. |57.2|53.5|55.6|54.8|55.4|57.4|58.0|56.4|| 51.4 | 55.9| 53.6 ||4 C. +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++--------+-----+------++----- |57.1|53.5|55.4|54.7|55.9|57.1|57.7|56.4|| 51.6 | 55.9| 53.8 ||Means +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----++--------+-----+------++----- |56.0|54.1|52.0|52.9|52.8|54.3|55.6|54.6||[2]{51.6| 53.7| 52.7}||1 N. |56.5|53.8|52.8|52.7|55.5|54.8|55.8|54.6|| {51.1| 54.2| 52.7}||2 N. | | | | | | | | || |56.3|54.4|52.9|53.9|54.0|54.0|55.3|55.0||[3](51.8| 54.2| 53.2)|| M. |57.6|54.5|53.4|54.0|56.4|55.6|55.9|55.1||[4](52.0| 54.8| 53.4)||5 O. |57.5|54.1|54.8|55.2|57.5|57.5|57.3|55.5|| 51.9 | 55.7| 53.8 ||5 A. | | | | | | | | || |56.0|53.9|51.3|52.0|53.5|52.8|54.0|55.4|| 51.5 | 53.5| 52.5 ||1}6 |55.8|53.9|51.8|52.5|53.8|52.9|54.6|54.9|| 51.6 | 53.6| 52.6 ||2} | | | | | | | | || |57.4|54.4|54.9|54.8|57.1|56.4|57.1|56.6|| 52.6 | 56.0| 54.3 || 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 IV.--Offal Corn per Acre--lbs. [N.B. The double vertical lines show that there was a change in the description, or quantity, 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. | 164 |225 | 84 |144 |131 | 93 | 86 |110 | 78 | 88 | 64 | 49 2 O. | 100 |101 |101 | 69 | 58 |106 | 103 |159 | 84 | 78 |114 | 58 3 O. | 183 |151 | 64 | 76 |129 | 61 ‖ 96 | 83 | 78 | 88 | 73 | 54 4 O. | 136 |160 |105 | 94 | 88 | 53 ‖ 108 |160 | 74 | 58 |117 | 57 ------+------+----+----+----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+---- Means | 146 |159 | 89 | 96 |102 | 78 | 98 |129 | 78 | 78 | 92 | 55 ------+------+----+----+----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+---- 1 A. | 218 |253 |201 |138 |219 |113 | 98 |184 |150 |170 |269 |116 2 A. | 260 |214 |150 |184 |121 | 88 | 114 |274 |159 |130 |191 | 99 3 A. | 252 |336 |197 |177 |180 | 91 ‖ 96 |175 |115 |109 |269 |108 4 A. | 273 |274 |138 |142 |125 | 70 ‖ 117 |253 |150 |110 |150 | 81 ------+------+----+----+----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+---- Means | 251 |277 |172 |160 |161 | 91 | 106 |222 |143 |130 |220 |101 ------+------+----+----+----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+---- 1 AA. | 299 |303 |326 |204 |310 |135 ‖ 88 |215 |109 |173 |296 |110