TABLE VII.—MANURES AND PRODUCE; 7TH SEASON, 1849-50. AFTER THE HARVEST OF 1849 THE FIELD WAS TILE-DRAINED IN EVERY ALTERNATE FURROW, 2 TO 3 FEET DEEP. MANURES AND SEED (RED CLUSTER), SOWN IN AUTUMN, 1849.

Manures Produce

FM   Farm-yard Manure.

P-A   Pearl-ash.

S-A   Soda-ash.

SMg   Sulphate of Magnesia.

SPL   Superphosphate of Lime.

B-A   Bone-ash.

SAc  Sulphuric Acid. (Sp. gr. 1.7)

MAc   Muriatic Acid.

SAm   Sulphate of Ammonia.

MAm   Muriate of Ammonia.

RC   Rape-cake.

Wt/Bu.   Weight per Bushel.

OC   Offal Corn.

TC   Total Corn.

S&C   Straw and Chaff.

TP/C&S   Total Produce (Corn and Straw.)

C   Corn.

TP   Total Produce.

OCD   Offal Corn to 100 Dressed.

C100   Corn to 100 Straw.
P
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s.		 Manures per Acre. Produce per Acre, etc. Increase per Acre
by Manure.
SPL Dressed corn.
FM P-A S-A SMg B-A SAc MAc SAm MAm RC Quantity Wt/Bu. OC TC S&C TP
C&S		 C S&C TP OC
100		 C100
  Tons. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. Bush.  Pks. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs.
0 .. .. .. .. 600 450 .. .. .. .. 19   1½ 60.8   42 1220 2037 3257   218   318   536 3.5 59.9
1 .. 600 400 200 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..     .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
2 14 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28   2    61.9   98 1861 3245 5106   859 1526 2385 5.4 57.3
3 Unmanured. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15   3¼ 60.6   44 1002 1719 2721 .. .. .. 4.5 58.2
4 .. .. .. .. 200 .. 200 300 .. .. 27   3    61.2   87 1785 3312 5097   783 1593 2376 5.1 53.9
5a .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 250 250 .. 29   3½ 60.4 171 1974 4504 6478   972 2785 3757 9.5 43.8
5b .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 250 250 .. 30   3    60.4 160 2018 4379 6397 1016 2660 3676 8.6 46.1
6a .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 30   0½ 61.1 119 1960 3927 5887   958 2208 3166 6.3 49.9
6b .. *00 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 29   3½ 61.3 148 1980 3959 5939   978 2240 3218 8.0 50.0
7a .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 500 32   1    61.0 167 2134 4485 6619 1132 2766 3898 8.4 47.9
7b .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 500 32   0¼ 61.2 150 2112 4280 6392 1110 2561 3671 7.6 49.4
8a .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 .. 28   3    61.1 101 1856 3407 5263   854 1688 2542 5.5 54.5
8b .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 .. 30   1    61.0 103 1948 3591 5539   946 1872 2818 5.6 54.2
9a .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 .. 30   1½ 60.4 118 1951 3550 5501   949 1831 2780 6.3 55.0
9b .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 .. 27   2¾ 60.8   80 1762 3165 4927   760 1446 2206 4.7 55.7
10a .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 .. 26   3¾ 60.2 100 1721 3089 4810   719 1370 2089 6.1 55.7
10b .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. .. .. .. 17   3¾ 61.1   76 1171 1949 3120   169   230   399 6.8 60.1
11a .. .. .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 30   3¼ 61.0 121 2001 3806 5807   999 2087 3086 6.4 52.6
11b .. .. .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 29   1½ 61.1 145 1940 3741 5681   938 2022 2960 8.0 51.9
12a .. 300 .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 29   3¾ 61.5   94 1935 3921 5856   933 2202 3135 5.1 49.4
12b .. 300 .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 30   3¾ 61.4 115 2013 3905 5918 1011 2186 3197 5.9 51.5
13a .. 300 .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 31   3¾ 60.2 105 2027 4026 6053 1025 2307 3332 5.4 50.3
13b .. 300 .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 30   1½ 61.0 111 1964 4008 5972   962 2289 3251 6.0 49.0
14a .. 300 .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 31   1¾ 61.1 102 2023 4052 6075 1021 2333 3354 5.3 49.9
14b .. 300 .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 31   1½ 61.5   65 1995 4015 6010   993 2296 3289 3.2 49.7
15a .. 300 200 100 200 .. 200 300 .. .. 26   0¼ 61.5   90 1693 3321 5014   691 1602 2293 5.7 51.0
15b .. 300 200 100 200 .. 200 300 .. 500 30   3½ 61.0   59 1942 3926 5868   940 2207 3147 3.0 49.5
16a .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 33   2½ 60.3 108 2134 5103 7237 1132 3384 4516 5.3 41.8
16b .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 33   3    60.4 122 2159 4615 6774 1157 2896 4053 6.0 46.8
17a .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 31   1    61.2   73 1985 4126 6111   983 2407 3390 3.8 48.1
17b .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 29   2½ 61.5 139 1961 4034 5995   959 2315 3274 7.7 48.6
18a .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 29   3¼ 61.2 110 1934 3927 5861   932 2208 3140 6.1 49.3
18b .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 28   2½ 60.9 103 1845 3844 5689   843 2125 2968 5.7 48.0
19 .. .. .. .. 200 .. 200 300 .. 500 29   0    60.8   88 1850 3527 5377   848 1808 2656 4.9 52.4
20 Unmanured. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14   0    59.1   40   868 1639 2507 -134   -80 -214 4.5 53.0
21} Mixture of the residue of most of the other manures. .. ..     .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
22}

TABLE VIII.—MANURES AND PRODUCE; 8TH SEASON. 1850-51. MANURES AND SEED (RED CLUSTER), SOWN AUTUMN, 1850.

Manures Produce

FM   Farm-yard Manure.

WSC   Cut Wheat-straw and Chaff.

CS   Common Salt.

SP   Sulphate of Potass.

S-A   Soda-ash.

SMg   Sulphate of Magnesia.

SPL   Superphosphate of Lime.

B-A   Bone-ash.

SAc  Sulphuric Acid. (Sp. gr. 1.7)

MAc   Muriatic Acid.

SAm   Sulphate of Ammonia.

MAm   Muriate of Ammonia.

RC   Rape-cake.

Wt/Bu.   Weight per Bushel.

OC   Offal Corn.

TC   Total Corn.

S&C   Straw and Chaff.

TP/C&S   Total Produce (Corn and Straw).

C   Corn.

S&C   Straw and Chaff.

TP   Total Produce.

OCD   Offal Corn to 100 Dressed.

C100   Corn to 100 Straw.
P
l
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s.		 Manures per Acre. Produce per Acre, etc. Increase per Acre
by Manure.
SPL Dressed corn.
FM WSC CS SP S-A SMg B-A SAc MAc SAm MAm RC Quantity Wt/Bu. OC TC S&C TP
C&S		 C S&C TP OC
100		 C100
  Tons. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. Bush.  Pks. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs.
0 .. .. .. .. .. .. 600 450 .. .. .. .. 18   3½ 61.9 125 1296 1862 3158   213   235   448 10.7 69.6
1 .. .. .. 600 400 200 .. .. .. .. .. .. 18   1¼ 61.7 124 1251 1845 3096   168   218   386 11.0 67.8
2 14 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29   2½ 63.6 166 2049 3094 5143   966 1467 2433   8.8 66.2
3 Unmanured. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15   3½ 61.1 114 1083 1627 2710 .. .. .. 11.8 66.6
4 .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 .. 200 400 .. .. 28   0½ 62.6 159 1919 2949 4868   836 1322 2158   9.0 65.1
5a .. .. .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 300 300 .. 36   0    63.3 194 2473 4131 6604 1390 2504 3894   8.6 59.9
5b .. .. .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 300 300 .. 37   3¾ 63.3 213 2611 4294 6905 1528 2667 4195   8.9 60.8
6a .. .. .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 33   1¾ 63.3 154 2271 3624 5895 1188 1997 3185 7.2 62.6
6b .. .. .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 31   0¼ 62.3 189 2119 3507 5626 1036 1880 2916   9.8 60.4
7a .. .. .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 1000 36   3½ 63.0 201 2524 4587 7111 1441 2960 4401   8.7 55.0
7b .. .. .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 200 200 1000 37   1½ 63.0 178 2532 4302 6834 1449 2675 4124   7.6 58.8
8a .. 5000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26   0¾ 62.8 141 1785 2769 4554   702 1142 1844   8.6 64.5
8b .. .. .. 300 200 100 200 150 .. 100 100 .. 27   2¼ 62.6 137 1863 2830 4693   780 1203 1983   7.9 65.8
9a .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 .. 31   1½ 62.4 182 2142 3252 5394 1059 1625 2684 9.3 65.9
9b .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 .. 29   0¾ 62.0 170 1970 2942 4912   887 1315 2202   9.5 67.0
10a .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 .. 28   3½ 61.9 179 1966 3070 5036   883 1443 2326 10.0 64.0
10b .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 .. 28   2½ 62.5 149 1937 3048 4985   854 1421 2275   8.3 63.5
11a .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 32   2¾ 62.3 181 2216 3386 5602 1133 1759 2892   8.9 65.4
11b .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 31   2¾ 62.5 181 2163 3302 5465 1080 1675 2755   9.1 65.5
12a .. .. .. 200 100 .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 32   3    63.1 165 2234 3600 5834 1151 1973 3124   8.0 62.0
12b .. .. .. 200 100 .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 32   2¼ 62.5 166 2203 3581 5784 1120 1954 3074   8.2 61.5
13a .. .. .. 300 .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 30   2¾ 62.6 180 2102 3544 5646 1019 1917 2936   9.4 59.3
13b .. .. .. 300 .. .. 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 30   3¼ 62.3 160 2083 3440 5523 1000 1813 2813   8.3 60.5
14a .. .. .. 200 .. 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 31   0¼ 62.9 168 2120 3605 5725 1037 1978 3015   8.6 58.8
14b .. .. .. 200 .. 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 31   0½ 62.8 165 2121 3537 5658 1038 1910 2948   8.4 59.9
15a .. .. .. 200 100 100 200 .. 200 400 .. .. 27   0½ 62.7 138 1839 3041 4880   756 1414 2170   8.1 60.5
15b .. .. .. 200 100 100 200 .. 200 400 .. 500 30   2½ 62.9 148 2077 3432 5509   994 1805 2799   7.6 60.5
16a .. .. 3361 200 100 100 200 150 .. 300 300 .. 36   3¼ 63.5 161 2499 4234 6733 1416 2607 4023   6.9 59.0
16b .. .. .. 200 100 100 200 150 .. 300 300 .. 36   2¾ 63.4 176 2501 4332 6833 1418 2705 4123   7.6 57.7
17a .. .. .. 200 100 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 31   3½ 63.3 131 2149 3597 5746 1066 1970 3036   6.5 59.7
17b .. .. .. 200 100 100 200 150 .. 200 200 .. 30   2¼ 63.1 152 2079 3406 5485   996 1779 2775   7.9 61.0
18a .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 .. 30   3¼ 63.0 139 2083 3390 5473 1000 1763 2763   7.2 64.1
18b .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 200 .. 31   0¾ 62.4 143 2090 3586 5676 1007 1959 2966   7.3 58.3
19 .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 .. 200 300 .. 500 30   1    62.4 144 2031 3348 5379   948 1721 2669   7.7 60.7
20} Unmanured {.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14   1    60.8   89   956 1609 2565 -127   -18 -145 10.2 59.4
21} {.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17   3¼ 61.9 127 1232 1763 2995 149 136 285 11.5 69.9
22} {.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

1. Top-dressed in March, 1851.

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.

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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.]

1st 10: First ten Years, 1852-’61.

2nd 10: Second ten Years, 1862-’71.

T20: Total Period, 20 Years, 1852-’71.
Harvests. Average Annual.
Plots. 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1st
10		 2nd
10		 T20
bushels. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bushels. bushels. bushels.
1 O. 27¼ 25¾ 35   31   13⅞ 26⅛ 21⅛ 13½ 13¼ 16¼ 16½ 22⅞ 24   18   15⅞ 17⅛ 15⅝ 15⅛ 13½ 16¾ 22⅜ 17½ 20  
2 O. 28⅝ 33½ 40⅝ 36¼ 17¾ 33¼ 28¾ 19⅝ 15¾ 25   21⅞ 32⅜ 30¼ 22½ 22⅜ 24⅝ 18½ 18¼ 18   23⅛ 27⅞ 23¼ 25½
3 O. 26⅛ 27⅝ 36½ 34¾ 16⅝ 32   24¼ 15⅞ 15¼ 18⅞ 19¾ 27⅝ 26⅛ 22   19⅛ 17   14¼ 18¾ 16¾ 19⅜ 24¾ 20⅛ 22⅜
4 O. 32¾ 35⅝ 42   37⅛ 19¾ 39¾ 30⅞ 19¾ 18¼ 29⅜ 25⅛ 33   33¼ 24⅜ 24   20⅞ 17⅝ 22¼ 18½ 25   30½ 24⅜ 27½
Means 28¾ 30⅝ 38½ 34¾ 17   32¾ 26¼ 17¼ 15⅝ 22⅜ 20¾ 28⅞ 28⅜ 21¾ 20⅜ 19⅞ 16½ 18⅝ 16¾ 21⅛ 26⅜ 21¼ 23⅞
1 A. 36⅞ 38⅝ 47¾ 44½ 25   38⅞ 31½ 15⅜ 26⅝ 30½ 31⅜ 42⅝ 38⅞ 29⅞ 27⅛ 30⅝ 20⅜ 27⅞ 27¾ 36⅜ 33⅝ 31¼ 32½
2 A. 38⅝ 40⅛ 60½ 47¾ 29⅛ 56½ 51⅜ 34½ 43⅜ 55   48⅝ 61⅝ 58½ 48⅜ 50½ 44   37⅝ 48   41½ 45⅛ 45⅝ 48⅜ 47  
3 A. 36   36½ 50   44½ 28⅜ 42⅜ 34¼ 16⅞ 28   32¾ 35¼ 48⅝ 43⅞ 33¼ 27½ 33   25   34¾ 30⅞ 38⅛ 35   35   35  
4 A. 40¾ 38¼ 60⅝ 48⅜ 31¾ 57⅜ 51½ 34⅝ 43½ 54⅝ 47⅝ 55⅜ 55⅜ 46½ 47   43⅞ 34⅝ 49¼ 38   46½ 46⅛ 46⅜ 46¼
Means 38⅛ 38⅜ 54¾ 46¼ 28½ 48¾ 42⅛ 25⅜ 35⅜ 43¼ 40¾ 52⅛ 49⅛ 39½ 38⅛ 37⅞ 29⅜ 39⅞ 34½ 41½ 40⅛ 40¼ 40¼
1 AA. 44½ 40¾ 56⅝ 48   36¼ 49¾ 39⅜ 21½ 25⅜ 35   31½ 49   41¾ 33¾ 29⅛ 29¾ 27   32⅛ 29¼ 39⅛ 39¾ 34¼ 37  
2 AA. 43¾ 42¼ 63¼ 50⅜ 31½ 66½ 56¼ 35⅞ 43¼ 55¾ 51   60½ 56⅞ 47½ 50⅞ 44¼ 44   48¼ 46¼ 46½ 48⅞ 49⅝ 49¼
3 AA. 41¾ 41¼ 51½ 47¾ 25⅜ 49⅞ 40⅝ 20⅜ 30¾ 36⅞ 36¼ 54   44⅝ 34⅛ 29¾ 32⅞ 27½ 33⅞ 32⅜ 36⅛ 38⅝ 36⅛ 37⅜
4 AA. 45⅛ 44½ 62¾ 49⅝ 37⅝ 64⅞ 56¼ 35¾ 46¼ 55⅞ 48¾ 59½ 56⅜ 48⅞ 50⅞ 45   45⅜ 49⅞ 44½ 46   49⅞ 49½ 49¾
Means 43¾ 42⅛ 58½ 48⅞ 32⅝ 57¾ 48⅛ 28⅜ 36⅜ 45⅞ 41⅞ 55¾ 49⅞ 41⅛ 40⅛ 38   36   41   38⅛ 42   44¼ 42⅜ 43⅜
1 AAS. 44⅛ 34⅞ 37⅞ 32¼ 29⅜ 34¾ 35   48⅛ {37¼ 36⅞ 37 }
2 AAS. 54⅞ 47¼ 51⅛ 44   44⅞ 49⅞ 44¾ 49½ {49¼ 47¼ 48¼}1
3 AAS. 50   41   41⅞ 39½ 36⅜ 40½ 42¾ 48⅜ 1{43⅛ 42   42⅝}
4 AAS. 59⅛ 50½ 50¾ 45¼ 46⅝ 51¾ 47¼ 48⅞ {51⅜ 48⅝ 50 }
Means (d)2 43⅜ 45⅜ 40¼ 39⅜ 44¼ 42½ 48¾ 45¼ 43¾ 44½
1 C. 39⅛ 39⅞ 60¾ 48½ 36¾ 64⅛ 53¾ 38¾ 31¾ 56½ 41   51⅞ 48⅛ 45   45⅞ 38⅝ 37   42½ 41¾ 44   47   43⅝ 45¼
2 C. 36½ 36⅛ 60⅝ 53¼ 37⅛ 62¼ 57⅜ 41   36¾ 56⅞ 45   55   51¾ 46⅛ 47½ 45½ 35¼ 48¼ 41¾ 41¾ 47¾ 45¾ 46¾
3 C. 33½ 35¼ 56½ 48⅞ 32⅝ 60¼ 52   34⅛ 35¼ 51⅛ 36   53⅛ 49⅛ 48¾ 43⅞ 38⅞ 35⅛ 43⅝ 38½ 45⅜ 44   43¼ 43⅝
4 C. 38   40⅛ 60¼ 51¾ 35⅜ 62¼ 57⅛ 35   40¾ 53⅝ 45½ 54½ 53   48⅛ 48⅝ 42⅝ 36¼ 52⅛ 43¾ 47½ 47⅜ 47¼ 47⅜
Means 36¾ 37⅞ 59½ 50⅝ 35½ 62¼ 55   37¼ 36⅛ 54½ 41⅞ 53⅝ 50½ 47   46½ 41⅜ 35⅞ 46⅝ 41½ 44⅝ 46½ 45   45¾
1 N. }(25⅞){ 34⅜ 49⅜ 50   28½ 47⅞ 37¾ 24⅞ 27⅜ 38¼ 35½ 51½ 40¾ 37   34⅜ 33   25½ 35¼ 34¾ 43⅛ 2{37⅝ 37⅛ 37⅜}2
2 N. 37⅛ 53¼ 49⅜ 42   58   43⅞ 26½ 29¾ 41⅝ 38⅜ 53⅞ 46¼ 39⅞ 41   36⅜ 25⅜ 38⅜ 40¼ 45⅜ {42⅜ 40½ 41⅜}
  M. 32⅛ 18¾ 24½ 25⅞ 19½ 10⅝ 27⅝ 23⅜ 28⅛ 25⅞ 19¾ 19   20½ 14¾ 16⅝ 16⅛ 22⅛ 3(22⅝ 20⅝ 21½)3
5 O. (36½) 27½ 30¾ 32⅜ 19⅛ 31⅛ 25⅜ 16½ 10⅛ 28⅝ 17⅜ 29½ 26½ 23   22½ 19½ 15   23⅜ 14½ 20   4(24⅝ 21⅛ 22¾)4
5 A. 36½ 40⅛ 51⅞ 47⅞ 33⅛ 54⅞ 48⅛ 33⅛ 39   49⅜ 46⅝ 51½ 50¾ 48¼ 43⅞ 34⅞ 36⅛ 49⅞ 41¾ 44¼ 43⅜ 44¾ 44⅛
6{1 29   26¼ 35⅛ 37¼ 15⅛ 34⅞ 26½ 17⅛ 12¼ 16⅝ 18½ 27¼ 25⅛ 21   16⅛ 16⅜ 15¼ 14⅞ 15¼ 18¾ 25   18⅞ 22  
  {2 25⅛ 27⅜ 33¼ 36¼ 15⅞ 31⅛ 25¼ 14¾ 12⅛ 17⅞ 19   28⅝ 25⅛ 19¼ 17¼ 19¾ 15⅞ 15⅜ 15⅛ 24¼ 23⅞ 20   21⅞
7 33   36⅛ 56⅜ 50⅛ 32⅛ 51¼ 55   40   41⅝ 54⅜ 49¾ 59½ 62   52¾ 53⅛ 45⅝ 43⅝ 46⅞ 47½ 54¼ 45   51½ 48¼

1. Averages of 4 years, 4 years, and 8 years.

2. Averages of 9 years, (1853-’61), last 10 years, and total 19 years.

3. Averages of 7 years (1855-’61), last 10 years, and total 17 years.

4. Averages of 9 years (1853-’61), last 10 years, and total 19 years.

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.]

1st 10: First ten Years, 1852-’61.

2nd 10: Second ten Years, 1862-’71.

T20: Total Period, 20 Years, 1852-’71.
Harvests. Average Annual.
Plots. 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1st
10		 2nd
10		 T20
lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. 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 55.7 53.9 51.1 51.8 54.3 52.4 52.9 55.0 51.6 53.1 52.3
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 56.8 53.8 53.2 53.9 55.8 54.3 53.6 56.0 52.0 54.4 53.2
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 56.9 54.5 52.3 52.9 55.7 54.7 54.3 55.4 51.8 54.3 53.0
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 57.3 54.0 52.7 53.6 55.3 54.6 55.6 55.6 52.3 54.6 53.4
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 56.7 54.1 52.3 53.1 55.3 54.0 54.1 55.5 52.0 54.1 53.0
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 55.4 53.8 50.9 51.3 53.3 52.4 54.6 55.6 51.2 53.0 52.1
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 57.0 52.7 54.4 54.1 54.6 57.0 57.2 55.0 51.8 55.1 53.5
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 56.4 54.7 52.1 51.9 54.8 54.6 55.4 56.1 51.5 54.1 52.8
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 57.6 53.5 54.7 54.3 55.6 57.4 57.1 56.5 52.2 55.7 54.0
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 56.6 53.7 53.0 52.9 54.6 55.4 56.1 55.8 51.6 54.5 53.1
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 55.5 53.5 50.9 52.4 53.7 53.1 54.5 54.1 50.8 53.2 52.0
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 57.2 52.3 55.0 54.1 55.6 57.2 56.9 55.9 51.2 55.4 53.3
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 56.5 54.8 51.4 51.9 55.1 53.7 54.6 54.3 50.8 53.8 52.3
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 57.6 53.3 55.4 54.6 56.0 57.1 57.1 56.3 51.1 55.8 53.4
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 56.7 53.5 53.2 53.3 55.1 55.3 55.8 55.2 51.0 54.6 52.8
1 AAS. 56.1 54.2 51.8 53.5 54.2 54.8 55.0 54.6 {53.9 54.6 54.3}
2 AAS. 57.2 52.4 55.6 55.1 56.2 57.4 57.4 55.6 1{55.1 56.7 55.9}
3 AAS. 57.2 54.8 52.5 53.0 55.5 56.6 55.9 53.8 {54.4 55.5 55.0}
4 AAS. 57.0 53.1 55.3 54.1 56.2 57.8 57.8 55.4 {54.9 56.8 55.8}
Means 56.9 53.6 53.8 53.9 55.5 56.7 56.5 54.9 54.6 55.9 55.2
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 57.1 53.8 55.1 54.4 56.2 56.7 57.5 56.3 51.7 55.8 53.8
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 57.0 53.3 55.7 55.0 56.1 57.1 57.8 56.4 51.7 56.0 53.9
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 57.3 53.3 55.3 54.7 55.8 57.1 57.6 56.3 51.7 55.8 53.7
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 57.2 53.5 55.6 54.8 55.4 57.4 58.0 56.4 51.4 55.9 53.6
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 57.1 53.5 55.4 54.7 55.9 57.1 57.7 56.4 51.6 55.9 53.8
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 56.0 54.1 52.0 52.9 52.8 54.3 55.6 54.6 2{51.6 53.7 52.7}
2 N. 49.7 53.1 50.1 48.4 53.0 54.0 48.5 51.1 51.8 51.3 53.9 56.5 53.8 52.8 52.7 55.5 54.8 55.8 54.6 {51.1 54.2 52.7}
  M. 52.6 49.3 52.6 53.6 49.5 51.0 53.8 52.8 53.8 56.3 54.4 52.9 53.9 54.0 54.0 55.3 55.0 3(51.8 54.2 53.2)
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 57.6 54.5 53.4 54.0 56.4 55.6 55.9 55.1 4(52.0 54.8 53.4)
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 57.5 54.1 54.8 55.2 57.5 57.5 57.3 55.5 51.9 55.7 53.8
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 56.0 53.9 51.3 52.0 53.5 52.8 54.0 55.4 51.5 53.5 52.5
  {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 55.8 53.9 51.8 52.5 53.8 52.9 54.6 54.9 51.6 53.6 52.6
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 57.4 54.4 54.9 54.8 57.1 56.4 57.1 56.6 52.6 56.0 54.3

1. Averages of 4 years, 4 years, and 8 years.

2. Averages of 9 years, (1853-’61), last 10 years, and total 19 years.

3. Averages of 7 years (1855-’61), last 10 years, and total 17 years.

4. Averages of 9 years (1853-’61), last 10 years, and total 19 years.

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.]

1st 10: First ten Years, 1852-’61.

2nd 10: Second ten Years, 1862-’71.

T20: Total Period, 20 Years, 1852-’71.
Harvests. Average Annual.
Plots. 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1st
10		 2nd
10		 T20
lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. 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   42   47   41   90   21   44   31   48 120   48   84
2 O. 100 101 101   69   58 106 103 159   84   78 114   58   69   38   21   53   29   89   18   33 96   52   74
3 O. 183 151   64   76 129   61 96   83   78   88   73   54   43   38   38   64   27   70   18   35 101   46   74
4 O. 136 160 105   94   88   53 108 160   74   58 117   57   41   28   55   60   25   69   26   48 104   53   78
Means 146 159   89   96 102   78   98 129   78   78   92   55   49   38   39   67   25   68   23   41 105   50   78
1 A. 218 253 201 138 219 113   98 184 150 170 269 116   99   58   94 115   49 139   23 105 174 107 141
2 A. 260 214 150 184 121   88 114 274 159 130 191   99   63   84   64   76   38 113   26 189 174 107 141
3 A. 252 336 197 177 180   91 96 175 115 109 269 108   83   51 106   94   34   95   24   89 173   95 134
4 A. 273 274 138 142 125   70 117 253 150 110 150   81 110   60   63   71   50   21   27 146 165   78 122
Means 251 277 172 160 161   91 106 222 143 130 220 101   89   63   82   89   43   92   25 132 171   94 133
1 AA. 299 303 326 204 310 135 88 215 109 173 296 110 110   64 148 110 46   64   33 133 216 111 164
2 AA. 315 251 329 181 233 133 134 320 118 190 133 143   50 113 111   69 46   89   24 168 220   95 158
3 AA. 318 236 334 212 290 108 118 265 122 138 364   95   76   48 103 106 59 111   36 133 214 113 164
4 AA. 246 301 273 150 176 183 143 285 141 179 191   66   46   76 133 119 43   78   30   90 208   87 148
Means 294 273 316 187 252 140 121 271 123 170 246 103   71   75 124 101   48   86   31 131 215 102 159
1 AAS. 94   55   88   85 49 121   33   94 {81   74 77}
2 AAS. 53   86   96   66 64   60   23 153 1{75   75 75}1
3 AAS. 70   50 141   79 39 136   29 130 {85   84 85}
4 AAS. 93   70   80   93 46 125   26 175 {84   93 89}
Means (d)7   65 101   81   50 111   28 138 81   82   82
1 C. 170 268 178 219 173 135 103 225 120 154 154   85   78   83 104 109   43   69   25   78 175   83 129
2 C. 164 316 238 195 161 169 148 171 156 150 128 109   92   44   89   89   64 111   24   88 193   84 138
3 C. 190 296 248 183 189 156 105 236 115 204 190   71   90   66   94   91   39   91   37 141 192   91 142
4 C. 144 277 227 222 205 168 125 350 153 204 174   66 123   69 128   72   42   67   28 124 208   89 149
Means 167 304 223 205 182 157 120 246 136 178 161   83   96   66 104   90   47   85   28 108 192   87 139
1 N. }(94){ 283 109 128 245   99 119 205 146 225 245 120   74   98 124 119   61 150   33   99 {173 112 141}
2 N. 228 286 224 193 151 110 235 179 190 216 114   95   84 104   88   35   98   33 171 2{199 104 149}2
  M. 36   94   90 84   85   75   78 198   46   58   69   44   56   26   61   25   58 3(77   64 69)3
5 O. (173) 68 113   50   96 101 71 110   73   73 193   41   78   35   48   56   20   75   23   41 4(84   61 72)4
5 A. 173 210 170 126 151   68 154 168 193 188 210   81   91   94   53   74   33   63   30 144 160   87 124
6 {1 120 200 144 116 152   72   84 121   88   73   75   51   51   45   72 103   27   71   26   50 117   57   87
  {2 118 161 119   73 125 105   81 127   95   67 194   65   54   47   51   83   21   57   23   41 107   64   85
7 101 269   86 109 141 134 121 260 147 190 208   66 117   56 148 111   48 100   26 171 156 105 130

1. Averages of 4 years, 4 years, and 8 years.

2. Averages of 9 years, (1853-’61), last 10 years, and total 19 years.

3. Averages of 7 years (1855-’61), last 10 years, and total 17 years.

4. Averages of 9 years (1853-’61), last 10 years, and total 19 years.

TABLE V.—STRAW (AND CHAFF) PER ACRE—cwts.
[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.]

1st 10: First ten Years, 1852-’61.

2nd 10: Second ten Years, 1862-’71.

T20: Total Period, 20 Years, 1852-’71.
Harvests. Average Annual.
Plots. 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1st
10		 2nd
10		 T20
Cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts.
1 O. 16⅝ 18   21¾ 17⅝ 8¾ 12¾ 10⅞ 9⅛ 7½ 11   9¾ 11⅜ 12¾ 8⅛ 9½ 10¼ 11⅝ 11   6⅝ 11   13⅜ 10¼ 11¾
2 O. 16½ 17⅛ 23¼ 17¾ 8¾ 15⅝ 14⅞ 12¼ 8⅞ 13¼ 12⅞ 15⅝ 15⅝ 9⅛ 12⅝ 12¼ 9⅜ 10⅜ 8 12¼ 14⅞ 11⅞ 13⅜
3 O. 16½ 17¼ 20⅞ 17½ 9⅛ 15   12¼ 9¾ 8½ 11½ 10⅞ 13⅜ 13⅝ 9¾ 10¼ 10⅛ 8⅝ 11   8½ 11¼ 13⅞ 10¾ 12¼
4 O. 19½ 20½ 23⅛ 18   9⅜ 17⅛ 16⅛ 12¼ 9⅛ 15⅜ 13½ 15⅜ 16¾ 10   12⅞ 12   10⅛ 12⅞ 9⅜ 14   16⅛ 12⅝ 14⅜
Means 17¼ 18¼ 22¼ 17⅝ 9 15⅛ 13½ 10⅝ 8⅝ 12¾ 11½ 13⅞ 14⅝ 9¼ 11¼ 11⅛ 9⅞ 11¼ 8⅛ 12⅛ 14½ 11⅜ 12⅞
1 A. 22⅞ 23¾ 30¼ 24⅛ 17⅛ 17¾ 15½ 11½ 14⅞ 19⅝ 20⅜ 21⅜ 20⅜ 13   15⅜ 17¼ 12¼ 18¼ 12½ 23⅛ 19¾ 17⅜ 18½
2 A. 26   25½ 40⅞ 29⅜ 21½ 26¾ 28¾ 24⅞ 25¼ 29¾ 32⅜ 34   32½ 21⅝ 28⅛ 28⅝ 19⅜ 32   17⅞ 28⅛ 27⅞ 27½ 27⅝
3 A. 23⅝ 25⅛ 33¾ 27½ 17⅞ 21⅜ 17⅞ 13½ 16¼ 21½ 23¼ 26¼ 19¼ 16   16¾ 19⅜ 14⅞ 20¾ 15   25⅜ 21⅞ 19¾ 20¾
4 A. 27⅞ 26⅝ 40½ 31   21¼ 27⅞ 29⅜ 27¼ 26⅝ 30½ 31⅝ 32   34⅞ 22½ 27⅜ 25½ 20⅞ 34⅜ 18⅝ 32½ 28⅞ 28   28½
Means 25⅛ 25¼ 36⅜ 28   19½ 23½ 22⅛ 19¼ 20¾ 25⅜ 26¾ 28⅜ 26¾ 18¼ 21¾ 22⅝ 16¾ 26⅜ 16   27¼ 24½ 23⅛ 23¾
1 AA. 26⅞ 26⅛ 37⅞ 32⅛ 24½ 23½ 19⅛ 14½ 13½ 22   21¼ 25⅛ 23¼ 16   17¾ 17⅛ 14½ 21½ 17⅞ 26¾ 24 20⅛ 22⅛
2 AA. 28⅜ 28⅜ 44⅜ 38⅝ 31⅝ 32⅞ 32⅝ 26½ 24¼ 31⅝ 31½ 32½ 33⅛ 23   28⅛ 30⅞ 21⅞ 34⅞ 23¾ 32⅛ 31⅞ 29⅛ 30½
3 AA. 26⅜ 27¼ 37⅞ 34   26⅛ 26   22⅛ 16⅛ 18⅛ 24⅛ 24¾ 27⅞ 26⅞ 17   18⅛ 20¾ 16¼ 22¾ 20⅞ 25⅜ 25¾ 22¼ 24  
4 AA. 28⅜ 31⅝ 49   39⅞ 33   36¼ 35¼ 30⅝ 29   33⅝ 33⅛ 34¾ 37¼ 24⅞ 28¼ 28⅜ 25⅝ 38⅛ 18¼ 32⅝ 34¾ 30⅛ 32⅜
Means 27½ 28⅜ 42¼ 36⅛ 28¾ 29⅝ 27½ 21⅞ 21¼ 27⅞ 27⅝ 30   30⅛ 20¼ 23⅛ 24¼ 19⅝ 29¼ 20¼ 29¼ 29 25⅜ 27¼
1 AAS. 26⅛ 22⅜ 20⅝ 18½ 16⅞ 23¾ 17   29¾ {21⅞ 21⅞ 21⅞}
2 AAS. 33½ 23¼ 30¼ 29½ 25¼ 37⅛ 20⅛ 36⅛ 1{29⅛ 29⅝ 29⅜}1
3 AAS. 30¼ 20⅜ 25   23⅜ 22 30⅝ 20½ 31⅛ {24¾ 26⅛ 25⅜}
4 AAS. 40¾ 25½ 29½ 28¼ 26⅝ 42½ 20¾ 38   {31 32   31½}
Means 32⅝ 22⅞ 26⅜ 24⅞ 22⅝ 33½ 19⅝ 33¾ 26⅝ 27⅜ 27  
1 C. 24⅝ 26⅞ 43¼ 36⅛ 26   33⅛ 30¾ 26⅞ 17⅞ 27⅞ 26   28⅝ 26⅛ 21½ 24⅛ 25½ 19⅛ 27   17¼ 27½ 29⅜ 24¼ 26⅞
2 C. 23¾ 25⅝ 44⅛ 36⅛ 31½ 33⅛ 33⅞ 28¾ 20⅝ 30⅜ 27¼ 30⅛ 31⅞ 21⅞ 24½ 25⅝ 19⅝ 33⅛ 17⅞ 27⅞ 30⅞ 26   28⅜
3 C. 21⅞ 25¼ 41¼ 35⅞ 26½ 30⅞ 30¾ 25⅝ 20⅛ 30¾ 23⅞ 29⅞ 31   22   24⅜ 22¼ 10¾ 30½ 18⅜ 30⅞ 28⅞ 25¼ 27⅛
4 C. 24⅛ 27½ 42⅛ 37⅝ 30½ 33⅛ 35 29½ 22¾ 31   28⅞ 30¾ 34⅞ 22   27⅝ 24¼ 21⅛ 35⅛ 20⅜ 32   31¼ 27¾ 29½
Means 23½ 26¼ 42¾ 36½ 28⅝ 32⅝ 32⅝ 27¾ 20⅜ 30   26½ 29⅞ 31   21⅞ 25⅛ 24⅜ 19⅞ 31⅜ 18½ 29⅝ 30⅛ 25¾ 28  
1 N. }(15¼){ 23⅛ 33⅜ 27   19⅝ 24⅝ 20⅛ 18¾ 16¾ 27¼ 24¼ 30¼ 24⅛ 18½ 21⅛ 21⅛ 18⅞ 24   13¼ 29¼ 2{23⅜ 22½ 22⅞}2
2 N. 25⅜ 38¼ 33¼ 28¾ 32   23⅝ 21¼ 18⅝ 29⅝ 24¾ 29⅞ 27¾ 21½ 23⅞ 21¾ 17⅛ 27⅝ 19⅛ 31½ {27⅞ 24½ 26⅛}
  M. 15¼ 10⅝ 10⅜ 12⅜ 10⅞ 7¼ 15⅛ 14½ 19½ 13⅞ 9⅜ 12⅜ 12   10⅛ 11⅝ 8⅞ 14¾ 3(11¾ 12¾ 12⅜)3
5 O. (25⅛) 15¾ 20¼ 14⅝ 10⅜ 13¼ 12½ 10½ 6⅞ 17½ 10½ 15¼ 14⅞ 10¾ 10⅝ 10⅜ 8½ 15½ 4⅜ 13⅛ 4(13⅝ 11⅜ 12⅜)4
5 A. 25⅛ 24   35¾ 31   22¾ 27⅝ 28⅝ 26⅛ 25½ 31⅞ 31⅝ 34   33⅞ 24⅞ 28   22⅜ 20⅝ 36⅛ 21⅜ 29⅝ 27⅞ 28¼ 28  
6{1 17⅛ 16½ 22½ 18½ 9¼ 16⅛ 12   11¼ 7½ 9⅞ 10⅜ 13½ 13⅝ 8¾ 10½ 9⅜ 10½ 9⅞ 7¾ 13   14 10¾ 12⅜
  {2 14⅛ 15⅞ 20¾ 16¾ 9½ 14⅝ 11⅜ 10   7¾ 10   11⅝ 14⅜ 13⅞ 8⅞ 9½ 10⅞ 10⅞ 10⅜ 7⅞ 13⅝ 13 11¼ 12⅛
7 18½ 22¾ 37¼ 27½ 19¾ 23⅝ 31⅜ 28½ 25⅜ 31⅝ 34¼ 33⅛ 37⅜ 25⅜ 31½ 27⅛ 24½ 28¾ 19¾ 37⅛ 26⅝ 29⅞ 28¼