Report of experiments on farm crops conducted at the County Council Farm, Hutton, and at other centres in Lancashire during 1898 / the County Council for the County Palatine of Lancaster, Technical Instruction Committee.

Lancashire (England). County Council

Date:: 1899

Credit: Report of experiments on farm crops conducted at the County Council Farm, Hutton, and at other centres in Lancashire during 1898 / the County Council for the County Palatine of Lancaster, Technical Instruction Committee. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$TABLE shewing cne Kinds and Quantities of Manure applied, together with the Weight of First Cut, the Value of the Increase due to Artificial Manures, the Cost of the Manures, and the Estimated Profit or Loss from the different applications, all calculated per statute acre. Without Farmyard Manure. District. Name of Farm. Name of Experimenter. Age and Nature of Grass. I.- II.- III. - IV. - V.- VI.- VII.- VIII.- IX.- X.- XI.- XII.- XIII.- -Abbeystead ... Abbeystead . -Bolton .j Gross Lane . -Boltcn .I Hodgkinson’s ... -Bolton .I Ainsworth Hall -Brindle . Marsden Fold.. -Garstang. Brooksbarn . -Lowton.! Lowton Hall ... Mr. Whitaker . Old meadow Mr. Bell. Mr. Holgate. Fine grasses Old meadow — full of I weeds. j Mr. Ormerod . Large grasses chiefly. Mr. C. Webster .. Fine grasses. Mr. A. King. ... Old meadow. [ j Old meadow — fine . '( grasses. Mr. T. Marsh -Poulton .; Lowcross . -Poulton .j Norcross . Poulton . Oldfield Carr. -Standish . Giant’s Hall -Hutton . County Council Farm -Hutton . County Council Farm Mr. W. G. Bennett... Old meadow. Mr. Nelson. Old meadow. Mr. W. Rossall . Old meadow. Mr. R. Gill . Second year grass m , _ .,, (Mixed grasses — large ! Tech. Ins. Committee and smalL [ _ _ „ ...If Old meadow — fine- ) Tech. Ins. Committee | leaved herbage } Total Average . A;_Increase over Plots receiving no Artificials (Columns 1 and la respectively) B. —Value of Increase per acre, at 2/6 per cwt. C. —Cost of Artificial Manures per acre . D. —Estimated Profit * or Loss f per acre due to Artificial Manure 39 3 40 2 3 1/10 6/- +4/2 40 3 1 O 2/6 7/3 +4/9 49 3 10 o 25/- 10/- *15/- 1 2 | 3 4 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 No Artificial Manure. Average of Two Un- manured Plots. 3 cwt. Basic Slag. *322 lbs. Super¬ phosphate. 51 cwt. Su’phate of Ammonia 5141 lbs. Nitrate of Soda. 3 cwt. Basic slag- 1 cwt. Sulphate of Ammonia. *322 lbs. Super¬ phosphate 1 cwt. Sulphate ] of Ammonia. 3 cwt. Basic Slag 1 cwt. Sulphateot Ammonia 1 cwt Muriate of Potash 322 lbs. Super¬ phosphate 1 cwt. Sulphateot Ammonia 1 cwt. Muriate of Potash. 3 cwt. of Mixed Manure.* 5 cwt. Mixed Manure.* 7 cwt. Mixed Manure.* Cwt qrs Cwt qrs Cwt qrs Cwt qrs Cwt qrs Cwt qrs Cwt qrs Cwt qrs Cwt qrs Cwt qrs Cwt qrs Cwt qrs 20 2 21 i 25 0 22 2 24 l 23 2 21 2 25 2 35 2 26 1 34 i 43 2 44 0 41 3 41 2 49 3 48 2 45 1 40 1 44 3 36 0 48 2 54 2 59 3 22 0 24 3 28 1 34 3 34 3 39 0 32 0 36 1 38 0 35 1 40 1 39 1 30 0 25 3 32 2 40 3 53 3 26 1 45 0 31 2 42 2 41 1 50 ° 53 1 29 3 31 0 31 2 44 0 50 0 47 2 43 0 46 2 45 3 39 0 47 1 52 3 M 51 0 41 2 60 3 64 3 67 1 57 3 68 3 71 3 88 3 76 3 62 1 73 0 34 3 36 0 35 3 44 1 47 3 50 1 49 3 55 0 51 0 54 1 57 2 64 1 66 3 i 70 1 83 1 69 2 83 1 72 3 73 2 81 3 73 2 78 0 82 1 62 0 51 0 57 0 74 3 75 3 78 1 85 1 90 2 89 1 89 0 91 0 j 92 3 61 0 71 2 49 2 64 0 58 0 63 0 61 1 61 2 66 0 62 2 62 3 71 3 29 2 35 3 33 1 42 0 55 3 49 0 47 1 38 1 42 3 46 2 52 2 57 1 43 2 44 0 40 0 48 2 51 3 61 0 62 3 66 0 62 0 62 0 66 0 70 0 34 2 35 2 44 0 49 3 55 3 56 3 53 2 48 1 50 0 37 2 475 3 485 0 488 2 598 1 577 0 620 3 614 3 612 1 644 2 612 1 630 3 680 0 52 2 12 3 31/10 10/1 *21/9 51 3 12 O 30/- 16/- *14/- 51 1 11 2 28/9 17/3 *11/6 51 0 11 1 28/1 27/6 *-/7 53 3 14 O 35/- 28/9 *6/3 51 0 11 1 28/1 17/9 *10/4 57 1 17 2 43/9 29/8 *14/1 61 3 22 O 55/- 41/6 *13/6 With an even dressing- of Ten Tons Manure per Acre. Farmyard la 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 1 11a 10 tons Farmyard Manure average of two plots. 3 cwt. Basic Slag. 322 lbs. Super¬ phosphate. 1 | 1 cwt. Sulphate of Ammonia 141 lbs. Nitrate of Soda. 3 cwt. Basic Slag 1 cwt. Sulphate of Ammonia. 322 lbs. Super¬ phosphate 1 cwt. 1 Sulphate of Ammonia. 3 cwt. Basic Slag 1 cwt. Sulphate of Ammonia 1 cwt. Muriate of Potash. 322 lbs. Super¬ phosphate 1 cwt. Sulphateot Ammonia 1 cwt. Muriate of Potash. 3 cwt. of Mixed Manure. 5 cwt Mixed Manure. Cwt qrs Cwt qrs Cwt qrs Cwt qrs Cwt qrs Cwt qrs Cwt qrs Cwt qrs Cwt qrs Cwt qrs 1 Cwt qrs 36 3 36 3 38 2 41 0 40 0 42 1 41 1 42 3 41 1 39 1 44 3 62 1 55 1 56 1 57 3 60 2 62 3 60 2 61 2 56 0 58 2 68 1 36 2 37 1 39 2 47 2 54 0 52 1 | 45 0 47 1 42 3 44 0 45 3 55 0 48 2 46 2 47 3 58 1 60 3 56 0 75 3 59 0 55 0 59 0 59 1 59 0 61 3 70 2 71 0 67 0 65 1 64 1 68 2 62 0 72 2 25 3 41 2 37 3 43 1 49 1 49 2 48 1 46 2 45 3 50 1 79 0 82 0 ¥ 86 1 90 3 81 3 . 90 1 87 3 . 89 3 90 0 87 0 85 3 25 3 38 2 38 2 52 2 57 1 49 2 48 2 44 3 44 0 48 1 53 2 60 0 62 0 59 0 61 0 63 1 61 0 61 2 69 3 64 0 63 2 74 3 49 3 54 2 51 0 60 0 58 0 1 58 1 56 2 57 3 57 2 41 2 490 0 515 1 515 0 572 0 544 0 593 1 571 3 601 3 569 2 544 3 554 2 49 0 51 2 51 2 57 1 60 2 59 1 57 1 60 1 57 0 54 2 61 2 2 2 2 2 8 1 11 2 10 1 8 1 11 O 8 O 5 2 12 2 6/3 6/3 20/7 28/9 25/7 20/7 28/1 20/- 13/9 31/3 6/- 7/3 10/- 10/1 16/- 17/3 27/6 28/9 17/9 29/8 *-/3 +1/- *10/7 *18/8 *9/7 *3/4 *-/7 +8/9 +4/- *1/7 12a 7 cwt. Mixed Manure. Cwt qrs 47 2 67 2 45 1 61 3 68 2 52 2 93 0 58 0 84 0 578 0 I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. 64 1 15 1 38/1 41/6 +3/5 A B C D Superphosphate, 2 parts by weight. Sulphate of Ammonia, 1 part by weight. Composition of Mixed Manure ... Sulphate or ammonia, i part Dy wei| * (Muriate of Potash, £ part by weight. \ Containing Phosphoric Acid equal to that applied to Plots 2, 6, and 8. § Containing Nitrogen equal to that applied to Plots 4, 6, and 8. H This line is not included in averages. The same kinds but not the same quantities of manure were used$