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.]
| 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} |
| 2N. | 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.