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Page 1 5 matches 227 CHAPTER XXX. Manures for Oats.-- Experiments at Rothamsted.-- Experiments of Mr. Bath of Virginia.-- At Moreton Farm. Page 2 1 match the age. We are inclined to take risks. We prefer to sow our land to oats, or barley, and run the chance of getting a good wheat crop after it, rather than to spend several months in Page 3 4 matches oney. He runs his land for all it is worth. He raises wheat, barley, oats, corn, potatoes, and hay, and when he can get a good price for his timothy hay, he draws it to market and sel Page 4 3 matches e general in this section--say, 1st year, corn on sod; 2d, barley or oats; 3d, wheat; 4th, clover for hay and afterwards for seed; 5th, timothy and clover for hay; and then the 6th ye Page 5 4 matches rk, and butter. Everything else is consumed on the farm--corn, peas, oats, mustard, rape, mangels, clover, straw, stalks, etc. Let us make a rough estimate of how much is sold and how Page 6 4 matches im to raise 40 bushels of wheat, 50 bushels of barley, 80 bushels of oats, and 100 bushels of shelled corn, and 5 bushels of clover-seed per acre. That this can be done on good, well- Page 7 3 matches e raises 40 acres of wheat, 17 acres of Indian corn, and 23 acres of oats, barley, potatoes, roots, etc. In other words, he has 80 acres in crops, and 220 acres in grass--not permanen Page 8 4 matches ess mature condition of the crop. The cereal grains, wheat, barley, oats, and Indian corn, stand next on the list, being worth from $6.32 to $7.70 per ton for manure. “Meadow-hay,” Page 13 1 match These are all raised on the farm; and, in addition to the home-grown oats, peas, and corn, we buy and feed out considerable quantities of bran, shorts, fine-middlings, malt-combs, cor Page 15 1 match s. of nitrogen and 810 lbs. of mineral matter. In other words, a cow eats 240 lbs. of nitrogen, and 25 lbs. are removed in the cheese, or not quite 10½ per cent, and of mineral matter Page 16 2 matches up the heat of the body and sustain the vital functions. When a cow eats only 25 lbs. of hay a day, it requires one ton of hay to produce 40 lbs. of cheese. But if we could induce he Page 17 7 matches ures. “St. Lawrence Co.,” said the Deacon, “produces capital grass, oats, and barley, but is, I should think, too far north for winter wheat; but what did Mr Harison say?”--Here is h Page 18 3 matches ition, and which will produce the best corn, and the best barley, or oats, afterwards?” “I vote for A,” said the Deacon. “I vote for A,” said the Doctor. “I vote for A,” said the S Page 23 3 matches Rape | 4,477. | 56.5 | 622.3 Oats | 3,331.9 | 26.6 | 1,444.7 Lupine | 3,520.9 | Page 24 1 match one, we must summer-fallow more, on the heavier clay soils, sow less oats and barley; or we must, on the lighter soils, raise and plow under more clover, or feed it out on the farm, b Page 26 1 match m it, we shall thus be enabled to raise good crops of wheat, barley, oats, potatoes, and corn, and in this sense guano is a ‘lasting’ manure.” “Barnyard-manure,” said the Doctor, “is Page 32 1 match he fall; plant with corn the following summer; next spring, sow with oats and clover; and the next summer, plow under the clover, and sow with wheat and timothy. We have a variety of Page 33 1 match d, rather stiff, clay loam, admirably adapted for wheat, barley, and oats, and capable of producing good crops of corn, potatoes, and mangel-wurzels. The land on which Mr. Lawes’ whe Page 36 8 matches it; but I have never recommended any one to use it on wheat, barley, oats, Indian corn, or potatoes, except as an experiment. What I have recommended you to get for barley is, nitrate Page 37 34 matches ct, strikingly mutually confirmatory.” CHAPTER XXX. MANURES FOR OATS. “What is the use of talking about manure for oats,” said the Deacon, “if land is not rich enough to produc Page 38 2 matches . In 1869 it was sown for hay, and in 1870 was broken up and sown to oats, and the next spring planted with potatoes. The following are some of the results: Page 40 8 matches n of almost any other crop we cultivate. We know that wheat, barley, oats, and grasses, require for their maximum growth a liberal supply of available nitrogen in the soil. And such f Page 43 1 match can be cultivated, than they do on land occupied with wheat, barley, oats, rye, buckwheat, or grass and clover. And even with bearing peach trees, I have seen a wonderful difference i Page 45 1 match oluble combinations in the soil. For spring crops, such as barley or oats, or spring wheat, or for a meadow or lawn, or for top-dressing winter-wheat in the spring, the nitrate of sod Page 46 1 match soil or a manure richer in available nitrogen than wheat, barley, or oats. We know that the _very reverse_ is true--know it from actual, and repeated, and long-continued experiments l Page 47 1 match ck of nitrogen. If I had land which had grown corn, potatoes, wheat, oats, and hay, for many years without manure, or an occasional dressing of our common barnyard-manure, and wanted Page 49 7 matches Belleville, and Toronto (Canada). Method of transportation. Canal boats. Average load per boat. About 8,000 bushels. Average amount annually sold. 360,000 bushels. Average cost d Page 50 4 matches er |760 | 5.3| 16.3| 6.3| 0.1| 1.2| 0.5| 2.4| 0.2| 5.2 Green Oats |810 | 3.7| 18.8| 7.5| 0.6| 1.2| 0.6| 1.7| 0.6| 5.7 Green Corn-Fodder |822 | 1.9| 12.0| 4.3| 0.5| 1.6 Page 51 2 matches nverted into Nitric Acid in the Soil, 313 ” for Oats, 253-254 ” for Potatoes, Page 52 4 matches r Barley, 240 ” for Oats, 253 ” for Peas, Page 53 7 matches r Barley, 243 ” ” for Oats, 252 ” ” for Onions,
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The Deacon, the Doctor, the Squire, Charlie _the name is spelled “Charley” everywhere else_ it would seem desirable to apply the superphosphate _text reads “superhosphate”_ wherever agri-_culture_ is practised. _so in original_ Turning over, and fining a manure-heap _word “fining” probably technical term, not error_ said the Doctor, “but value.” “Suppose, Deacon,” said he _quotation marks as in original (same speaker)_ carbonaceous matter and water, of little or no value?” _text has question mark after close quote_ It would be a very exceptional case. _word “It” illegible_ “7. In the insoluble organic matters _number 7 missing from original; adjacent paragraphs have 6 and 8_ would be reduced to 49.6-10 tons _numeral format as in original: 49-6/10 or 49.6, though computed total is 49.508_ Dr. Vœlcker draws the following conclusions _text reads “Voelcker” with separate vowels_ It is high, rolling land, but needed underdraining. _text reads “under / draining” at line break without hyphen_ “Why so?” asked the Deacon. _text has question mark after close quote_ and consequently will ferment or putrefy much more rapidly _text reads “putrify”_ crenic and apocrenic acids are produced _text reads “aprocrenic”_ 100 tons of hay lying dormant _text reads “dorment”_ endeavor to persuade them to eat more _text reads “persaude”_ when we draw deductions from the facts of the case _text reads “the the case”_ and I think the mechanical condition of the land _text reads “mechancial”_ ”In 672 lbs. of clover-ash, we find: _open quote missing_ Organic matter* ... 64.76 _text reads “Oganic”_ “Now,” said the Doctor, “... in the soil_.” “There was more clover-roots per acre... _unclear whether speaker is the same for both paragraphs (delete close quote) or changes (from the Doctor to Harris)_ For the superphosphate of lime, _text reads “superphoshate”_ Table VII.--Manures and Produce; 7th Season, 1849-50. 6b | .. | *00 | 200 _first digit of number is missing: probably “300”_ Even gold may be bought too dear. _text reads “to dear”_ The value of quick-lime as a manure _anomalous hyphen in original_ Table IV.--Offal Corn per Acre--lbs. 1 N. |}(94){|283 ‖109 ... 2 N. |} {|228 ‖286 ... _double lines as printed: should be one year earlier?_ ] cotton-seed-cake _hyphenation as in original (two occurrences); similarly “Beech-nut-cake”, “Palm-oil-cake” etc._ fish-scrap, woollen-rags, Peruvian guano _hyphens as in original_ the plants / came up first, and exhibited a healthy, dark-green _text reads “exhibted”_ for sugar-making purposes, or for fodder _text reads “foddder”_ ruta-bagas _hyphenation is standard for this text_ Isn’t it paying a little too much for the whistle? _text reads “Is’nt”_ And this fact ought to be understood _text reads “An this fact” with invisible “d”_ The plaintain, which I believe is sometimes sown _spelling “plaintain” as in original_ ... his book on Manure, “Praktische Düngerlehre,” Dr. Emil Wolff _text reads “Wollf”_ [Index] _Note that the Index uses short dashes where commas would be expected_ Crops Best to Apply Manure to _“Crops” entries printed out of sequence, between “Corn” and “Cotton”_ Farm Dairy // Mr. Joseph O. Sheldon’s _name in body text is James O. Sheldon_
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