The manures most advantageously applicable to the various sorts of soils, and the causes of their beneficial effect in each particular instance / By Richard Kirwan.

  • Richard Kirwan
Date:
1796
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Credit: The manures most advantageously applicable to the various sorts of soils, and the causes of their beneficial effect in each particular instance / By Richard Kirwan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Then the compofition of one pound of the foil is as follers: Stony matter Water Fibres of roots Soluble coal Saline matter Silex 140X12=* 1680 Argill 95X12=1140 Mild calx 150X 12= 1800 1017,66 100 10 12 4 5763,66 f And in centefi- ] * n 1 * - A. fStony matter I Fine lilicious mal proportion Argill Mild calx iS 29 31 100 Its retentive power is 82,25: hence I Ihould judge it to be unfertile in this climate, unlels fituated on a declivity, with an unimpeded fall. It may be called a clayey loam, + An error of 3,66 grains for decimals omitted fira&ions. in fub.