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 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.185218531854185518561857185818591860186118621863186418651866186718681869187018711st
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.16⅝18 21¾17⅝8¾12¾10⅞9⅛7½11 9¾11⅜12¾8⅛9½10¼11⅝11 6⅝11 13⅜10¼11¾
2 O.16½17⅛23¼17¾8¾15⅝14⅞12¼8⅞13¼12⅞15⅝15⅝9⅛12⅝12¼9⅜10⅜812¼14⅞11⅞13⅜
3 O.16½17¼20⅞17½9⅛15 12¼9¾8½11½10⅞13⅜13⅝9¾10¼10⅛8⅝11 8½11¼13⅞10¾12¼
4 O.19½20½23⅛18 9⅜17⅛16⅛12¼9⅛15⅜13½15⅜16¾10 12⅞12 10⅛12⅞9⅜14 16⅛12⅝14⅜
Means17¼18¼22¼17⅝915⅛13½10⅝8⅝12¾11½13⅞14⅝9¼11¼11⅛9⅞11¼8⅛12⅛14½11⅜12⅞
1 A.22⅞23¾30¼24⅛17⅛17¾15½11½14⅞19⅝20⅜21⅜20⅜13 15⅜17¼12¼18¼12½23⅛19¾17⅜18½
2 A.26 25½40⅞29⅜21½26¾28¾24⅞25¼29¾32⅜34 32½21⅝28⅛28⅝19⅜32 17⅞28⅛27⅞27½27⅝
3 A.23⅝25⅛33¾27½17⅞21⅜17⅞13½16¼21½23¼26¼19¼16 16¾19⅜14⅞20¾15 25⅜21⅞19¾20¾
4 A.27⅞26⅝40½31 21¼27⅞29⅜27¼26⅝30½31⅝32 34⅞22½27⅜25½20⅞34⅜18⅝32½28⅞28 28½
Means25⅛25¼36⅜28 19½23½22⅛19¼20¾25⅜26¾28⅜26¾18¼21¾22⅝16¾26⅜16 27¼24½23⅛23¾
1 AA.26⅞26⅛37⅞32⅛24½23½19⅛14½13½22 21¼25⅛23¼16 17¾17⅛14½21½17⅞26¾2420⅛22⅛
2 AA.28⅜28⅜44⅜38⅝31⅝32⅞32⅝26½24¼31⅝31½32½33⅛23 28⅛30⅞21⅞34⅞23¾32⅛31⅞29⅛30½
3 AA.26⅜27¼37⅞34 26⅛26 22⅛16⅛18⅛24⅛24¾27⅞26⅞17 18⅛20¾16¼22¾20⅞25⅜25¾22¼24
4 AA.28⅜31⅝49 39⅞33 36¼35¼30⅝29 33⅝33⅛34¾37¼24⅞28¼28⅜25⅝38⅛18¼32⅝34¾30⅛32⅜
Means27½28⅜42¼36⅛28¾29⅝27½21⅞21¼27⅞27⅝30 30⅛20¼23⅛24¼19⅝29¼20¼29¼2925⅜27¼
1 AAS.26⅛22⅜20⅝18½16⅞23¾17 29¾{21⅞21⅞21⅞}
2 AAS.33½23¼30¼29½25¼37⅛20⅛36⅛1{29⅛29⅝29⅜}1
3 AAS.30¼20⅜25 23⅜2230⅝20½31⅛{24¾26⅛25⅜}
4 AAS.40¾25½29½28¼26⅝42½20¾38 {3132 31½}
Means32⅝22⅞26⅜24⅞22⅝33½19⅝33¾26⅝27⅜27
1 C.24⅝26⅞43¼36⅛26 33⅛30¾26⅞17⅞27⅞26 28⅝26⅛21½24⅛25½19⅛27 17¼27½29⅜24¼26⅞
2 C.23¾25⅝44⅛36⅛31½33⅛33⅞28¾20⅝30⅜27¼30⅛31⅞21⅞24½25⅝19⅝33⅛17⅞27⅞30⅞26 28⅜
3 C.21⅞25¼41¼35⅞26½30⅞30¾25⅝20⅛30¾23⅞29⅞31 22 24⅜22¼10¾30½18⅜30⅞28⅞25¼27⅛
4 C.24⅛27½42⅛37⅝30½33⅛3529½22¾31 28⅞30¾34⅞22 27⅝24¼21⅛35⅛20⅜32 31¼27¾29½
Means23½26¼42¾36½28⅝32⅝32⅝27¾20⅜30 26½29⅞31 21⅞25⅛24⅜19⅞31⅜18½29⅝30⅛25¾28
1 N.}(15¼){23⅛33⅜27 19⅝24⅝20⅛18¾16¾27¼24¼30¼24⅛18½21⅛21⅛18⅞24 13¼29¼2{23⅜22½22⅞}2
2 N.25⅜38¼33¼28¾32 23⅝21¼18⅝29⅝24¾29⅞27¾21½23⅞21¾17⅛27⅝19⅛31½{27⅞24½26⅛}
M.15¼10⅝10⅜12⅜10⅞7¼15⅛14½19½13⅞9⅜12⅜12 10⅛11⅝8⅞14¾3(11¾12¾12⅜)3
5 O.(25⅛)15¾20¼14⅝10⅜13¼12½10½6⅞17½10½15¼14⅞10¾10⅝10⅜8½15½4⅜13⅛4(13⅝11⅜12⅜)4
5 A.25⅛24 35¾31 22¾27⅝28⅝26⅛25½31⅞31⅝34 33⅞24⅞28 22⅜20⅝36⅛21⅜29⅝27⅞28¼28
6{117⅛16½22½18½9¼16⅛12 11¼7½9⅞10⅜13½13⅝8¾10½9⅜10½9⅞7¾13 1410¾12⅜
{214⅛15⅞20¾16¾9½14⅝11⅜10 7¾10 11⅝14⅜13⅞8⅞9½10⅞10⅞10⅜7⅞13⅝1311¼12⅛
718½22¾37¼27½19¾23⅝31⅜28½25⅜31⅝34¼33⅛37⅜25⅜31½27⅛24½28¾19¾37⅛26⅝29⅞28¼

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.

The produce of barley the first season (1852), was, per acre: