Talks on Manures / A Series of Familiar and Practical Talks Between the Author and the Deacon, the Doctor, and Other Neighbors, on the Whole Subject - Joseph Harris

Manures

Produce

FM Farmyard Manure.

A3W Ash from 3 loads (3,888 lbs.) Wheat-straw.

LWM Liebig’s Wheat-manure.

PG Peruvian Guano.

SiP Silicate of Potass.¹

P-A Pearl-ash.

S-A Soda-ash.

MLS Magnesian Lime-stone.

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 Total Produce (Corn and Straw).

C Corn.

TP Total Produce.

OCD Offal Corn to 100 Dressed.

C100 Corn to 100 Straw.

	FM	A3W	LWM	PG	SiP	P-A	S-A	MLS	B-A	SAc	MAc	SAm	MAm	RC	Quantity	Wt/Bu.	OC	TC	S&C	TP C&S	C	S&C	TP	OC 100	C100
P l o t s.	Manures perAcre.														Produce perAcre, etc.						Increase perAcre by Manure.
									SPL						Dressed corn.
	Tons.		lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	Bush. Pks.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.
0	..	..	..	336	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	28 1¾	62.3	134	1906	2561	4467	699	1048	1747	7.3	74.4
1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	224	..	..	..	..	..	22 0¾	62.6	120	1509	1953	3462	302	440	742	8.1	77.3
2	14	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	27 0¾	63.0	113	1826	2454	4280	619	941	1560	6.6	74.4
3	Unmanured.		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	17 3¾	63.8	64	1207	1513	2720	..	..	..	7.4	79.7
4	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	224	..	224	224	..	..	25 3¾	63.5	130	1777	2390	4167	570	877	1447	7.8	74.3
5a{1	..}	Straw Ash.	{..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	19 0½	63.7	87	1305	1541	2846	98	28	126	..	84.6
{2	..}		{..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	224¹	..	..	27 0	63.0	126	1827	2309	4136	620	796	1416	..	79.1
5b{1	..}		{..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	448	23 2½	63.4	100	1598	1721	3319	391	208	599	..	92.8
{2	..}		{..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	224¹	..	448	30 0¾	63.3	165	2076	2901	4977	869	1388	2257	..	71.6
6a	..	..	448	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	20 1½	63.7	102	1400	1676	3076	193	163	356	7.0	83.6
6b	..	..	448	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	112	112	..	29 0¾	63.5	114	1967	2571	4538	760	1058	1818	5.3	76.5
7a	..	..	448	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	448	22 3¼	63.0	97	1534	1968	3502	327	405	732	6.8	77.9
7b	..	..	448	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	112	112	448	31 3	63.4	150	2163	3007	5170	956	1494	2450	7.5	72.6
8a	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	224	..	..	..	..	448	22 3¾	63.5	101	1549	1963	3512	342	450	792	7.1	78.9
8b	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	224	..	..	112	112	..	29 0¾	63.6	132	1988	2575	4563	781	1062	1843	7.2	77.2
9a	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	448	23 2¾	63.0	122	1614	2033	3647	407	520	927	7.9	79.4
9b	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	224	..	448	28 3½	63.3	114	1942	2603	4545	735	1090	1825	7.0	74.6
10a	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	224	..	..	27 1½	63.6	109	1850	2244	4094	643	731	1374	6.4	82.4
10b	Unmanured.		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	17 2½	63.8	92	1216	1455	2671	9	-58	-49	7.8	83.6
11a	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	224	224	..	..	..	448	23 1¾	63.3	145	1628	2133	3761	421	620	1041	9.8	76.3
11b	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	224	224	..	112	112	..	30 0¼	63.2	155	2055	2715	4770	848	1202	2050	6.1	75.7
12a	..	..	..	..	..	..	180	..	224	224	..	..	..	448	24 1½	63.0	125	1661	2163	3824	454	650	1104	7.9	76.8
12b	..	..	..	..	..	..	180	..	224	224	..	112	112	..	28 2¾	63.4	136	1955	2554	4509	748	1041	1789	7.4	76.5
13a	..	..	..	..	..	200	..	..	224	224	..	..	..	448	24 0	63.5	136	1660	2327	3987	453	814	1267	9.1	71.3
13b	..	..	..	..	..	200	..	..	224	224	..	112	112	..	29 1¾	63.2	138	1998	2755	4753	791	1242	2033	7.3	72.5
14a	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	84	224	224	..	..	..	448	23 2½	63.0	117	1605	2031	3636	398	518	916	7.7	79.0
14b	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	84	224	224	..	112	112	..	26 2½	63.4	124	1812	2534	4356	605	1021	1626	7.4	71.5
15a	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	224	..	224	224	..	448	31 1¾	62.5	147	2112	2936	5048	905	1423	2328	7.5	71.9
15b	..	..	..	..	224	..	..	..	224	..	224	224	..	448	27 2¾	63.0	117	1861	2513	4374	654	1000	1654	5.9	74.0
16a	..	..	..	..	..	67	60	84	224	224	..	..	..	448	23 3	62.5	108	1592	2967	3659	385	554	939	7.0	77.0
16b	..	..	..	..	..	67	60	84	224	224	..	224	..	448	30 1	62.7	122	2019	2836	4855	812	1323	2135	6.6	71.2
17a	..	..	..	..	..	67	60	84	224	224	..	112	11	448	33 2¾	62.8	129	2241	3278	5519	1034	1765	2799	5.8	68.3
17b	..	..	..	..	..	67	60	84	224	224	..	224	..	..	30 2	63.0	113	2034	2784	4818	827	1271	2098	5.9	73.0
18a	..	..	..	..	..	67	60	84	224	224	..	112	11	..	31 0	62.8	103	2048	2838	4886	841	1325	2166	5.1	72.2
18b	..	..	..	..	..	67	60	84	224	224	..	..	..	..	21 1	62.0	157	1474	1893	3367	267	380	647	6.6	77.1
19	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	112	..	112	112	..	448	28 3	62.0	107	1889	2425	4314	682	912	1594	5.8	77.9
20}	Mixture of the residueof most of the other manures.										..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
21}											..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
22}											..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..

1. Top-dressed in the Spring.

TABLE IV.—MANURES AND PRODUCE; 4TH SEASON, 1846-7. MANURES AND SEED (OLD RED LAMMAS), SOWN END OF OCTOBER, 1846.

Manures	Produce
FM Farm-yard Manure. PG Peruvian Guano. 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. R Rice.	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.

	FM	PG	B-A	SAc	MAc	SAm	MAm	R	Quantity	Wt/Bu.	OC	TC	S&C	TP C&S	C	S&C	TP	OC 100	C100
P l o t s.	Manures perAcre.								Produce perAcre, etc.						Increase perAcre by Manure.
			SPL						Dressed corn.
	Tons.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	Bush. Pks.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.
0	..	500	..	..	..	..	..	..	30 2¾	61.1	156	2031	3277	5308	908	1375	2283	8.2	61.9
1	..	..	200	..	200	350	50	..	32 1	61.2	147	2119	3735	5854	996	1833	2829	7.2	56.7
2	14	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	29 3¾	62.3	117	1981	3628	5609	858	1726	2584	6.2	54.6
3	Unmanured.		..	..	..	..	..	..	16 3½	61.0	95	1123	1902	3025	..	..	..	8.9	59.0
4	..	..	200	..	200	300	..	..	27 1¾	61.9	82	1780	2948	4728	657	1046	1703	4.7	60.3
5a	..	..	200	200	..	150	150	..	29 0	61.8	130	1921	3412	5333	798	1510	2309	7.1	56.3
5b	..	..	200	200	..	150	150	500	32 2	61.4	136	2132	3721	5853	1009	1819	2827	6.6	57.2
6a	..	..	..	..	..	150	150	..	24 3¼	62.1	122	1663	2786	4449	540	884	1124	7.8	59.6
6b	..	..	..	..	..	150	150	..	24 1¾	61.6	127	1632	2803	4435	509	901	1410	8.2	58.2
7a	..	..	..	..	..	150	150	..	27 3¼	61.7	118	1834	3151	4985	711	1249	1960	6.8	58.2
7b	..	..	..	..	..	150	150	..	25 1¼	61.5	125	1682	2953	4635	559	1051	1610	7.9	56.9
8a	..	..	200	200	..	150	150	500	32 1¾	62.1	102	2115	3683	5798	992	1781	2773	5.5	57.4
8b	..	..	200	200	..	200	200	..	30 3	61.7	123	2020	3720	5740	897	1818	2715	6.5	54.3
9a{1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2240	22 3	62.5	..	1477	2506	3983	228	604	..	..	53.9
{2	..	..	..	..	..	150	150	..	26 2	61.0	..	1755	3052	4807	632	1150	..	..	57.5
9b	..	..	..	..	..	150	150	..	26 0	61.3	123	1717	2858	4575	594	956	1550	..	60.1
10a	..	..	..	..	..	150	150	..	25 3	61.5	118	1702	2891	4593	579	989	1568	7.3	58.8
10b	..	..	..	..	..	150	150	..	25 2¾	61.2	133	1705	2874	4579	582	972	1554	8.2	59.3
11a	..	..	100	100	..	150	150	..	30 3½	61.6	142	2044	3517	5561	921	1615	2536	6.3	59.5
11b	..	..	100	100	..	150	150	..	29 1¾	61.8	123	1941	3203	5144	818	1301	2119	6.7	60.6
12a	..	..	100	100	..	150	150	..	29 2	62.0	124	1953	3452	5405	830	1550	2380	6.6	57.1
12b	..	..	100	100	..	150	150	..	27 0½	61.8	121	1796	3124	4920	673	1222	1895	7.1	57.4
13a	..	..	100	100	..	150	150	..	20 2½	62.5	108	1959	3306	5265	836	1404	2240	5.5	57.3
13b	..	..	100	100	..	150	150	..	27 1¼	62.3	96	1801	3171	4972	678	1269	1947	5.3	56.7
14a	..	..	100	100	..	150	150	..	28 0¾	62.8	175	1944	3362	5306	821	1460	2281	9.7	59.5
14b	..	..	100	100	..	150	150	..	26 3¾	62.8	166	1856	3006	4862	733	1104	1837	9.8	61.7
15a	..	..	200	..	200	300	..	500	32 3	63.0	151	2214	3876	6090	1091	1974	3065	7.2	57.1
15b	..	..	200	..	200	300	..	500	32 0	62.6	137	2140	3617	5757	1017	1715	2732	6.6	59.1
16a	..	..	100	100	..	150	150	..	29 1¼	62.3	132	1959	3417	5376	836	1515	2351	6.9	57.3
16b	..	..	100	100	..	150	150	..	34 2¼	62.6	119	2283	4012	6295	1160	2110	3270	5.2	56.9
17a	..	..	100	100	..	150	150	..	33 3	62.3	119	2222	4027	6249	1099	2125	3224	5.6	55.1
17b	..	..	100	100	..	200	200	..	35 1¼	62.0	117	2314	4261	6575	1191	2359	3550	6.4	54.3
18a	..	..	100	100	..	150	150	..	32 0¾	62.7	142	2160	3852	6012	1037	1950	2987	6.9	56.0
18b	..	..	100	100	..	150	150	..	29 1½	62.9	181	2029	4164	6193	906	2262	3168	9.7	48.7
19	..	..	100	..	100	300	..	500	32 3	62.8	140	2195	4202	6397	1072	2300	3372	6.7	52.2
20	Unmanured.		..	..	..	..	..	..	20 0¾	62.5	70	1332	2074	3406	209	172	381	4.9	64.2
21}	Mixture of the residue of most of the other manures.								.. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
22}	Mixture of the residue of most of the other manures.								.. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..

TABLE V.—MANURES AND PRODUCE; 5TH SEASON, 1847-8. MANURES AND SEED (OLD RED LAMMAS) SOWN AUTUMN, 1847.

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.

	FM	P-A	S-A	SMg	SPL	B-A	SAc	MAc	SAm	MAm	RC	Quantity	Wt/Bu.	OC	TC	S&C	TP C&S	C	S&C	TP	OC 100	C100
P l o t s.	Manures perAcre.											Produce perAcre, etc.						Increase perAcre by Manure.
						SPL						Dressed corn.
	Tons.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	Bush. Pks.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.
0	..	..	..	..	2240	..	..	..	..	..	..	19 0¾	53.4	138	1259	2074	3333	307	362	669	13.4	60.7
1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	16 0¾	59.6	160	1124	1735	2859	172	23	195	16.3	64.7
2	14	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	23 2¾	58.2	210	1705	3041	4746	753	1329	2082	13.8	56.0
3	Unmanured.		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	14 3	57.3	106	952	1712	2664	..	..	..	12.1	55.6
4	..	..	..	..	..	200	..	200	300	..	..	24 0½	58.5	172	1583	2713	4296	631	1001	1632	12.0	58.3
5a	..	300	200	100	..	200	150	..	250	250	..	29 3½	59.2	144	1911	3266	5177	959	1554	2513	7.9	58.5
5b	..	300	200	100	..	200	150	..	200	200	500	39 3½	59.1	107	1932	3533	5465	980	1821	2801	5.8	57.5
6a	..	..	..	..	..	400	300	..	200	200	..	24 3¼	58.8	214	1672	2878	4550	720	1166	1886	14.6	58.0
6b	..	..	..	..	..	200	150	..	200	200	..	26 3	56.9	216	1737	2968	4705	785	1256	2041	14.0	58.5
7a	..	..	..	..	..	400	300	..	150	150	500	30 3¼	59.4	106	1936	3088	5024	984	1376	2360	5.7	62.6
7b	..	..	..	..	..	200	150	..	150	150	500	29 3¼	59.6	187	1963	3413	5376	1011	1701	2712	10.3	57.5
8a	..	300	200	100	..	200	150	..	..	..	..	19 3	56.2	154	1263	2317	3580	311	605	916	13.6	54.5
8b	..	300	200	100	..	200	150	..	..	..	..	19 0¾	59.4	127	1267	2148	3415	315	436	751	11.1	58.8
9a	..	..	..	..	..	200	150	..	..	..	..	18 2½	56.7	125	1181	1945	3126	229	233	462	11.6	60.7
9b	..	..	..	..	..	200	150	..	150	150	..	25 0¼	53.3	208	1669	2918	4587	717	1206	1923	13.9	57.1
10a	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	150	150	..	19 1	58.1	215	1334	2367	3701	382	655	1037	19.0	56.3
10b	..	300	200	100	..	200	150	..	150	150	..	25 0¼	57.8	155	1604	2926	4530	652	1214	1866	10.6	54.8
11a	..	..	..	..	..	200	150	..	150	150	500	29 1½	59.6	233	1984	3274	5258	1032	1562	2594	13.1	60.6
11b	..	..	..	..	..	200	150	..	200	200	..	24 3	57.9	207	1641	2898	4539	689	1186	1875	14.1	56.4
12a	..	300	..	..	..	200	150	..	150	150	500	29 3	59.3	174	1938	3390	5328	986	1678	2664	9.3	57.2
12b	..	300	..	..	..	200	150	..	200	200	..	26 0¾	59.2	167	1717	2880	4597	765	1168	1933	10.7	59.6
13a	..	300	..	..	..	200	150	..	150	150	500	29 1½	57.9	253	1955	3290	5245	1003	1578	2581	14.7	59.4
13b	..	300	..	..	..	200	150	..	200	200	..	25 3¼	58.4	224	1730	3072	4802	778	1360	2138	14.6	56.3
14a	..	300	..	..	..	200	150	..	150	150	500	28 0¼	58.8	184	1834	3257	5091	882	1545	2427	11.1	56.3
14b	..	300	..	..	..	200	150	..	200	200	..	25 2½	58.5	227	1726	2897	4623	774	1185	1959	15.1	59.5
15a	..	300	200	100	..	200	..	200	300	..	..	22 3½	58.1	242	1571	2937	4508	619	1225	1844	18.1	53.4
15b	..	300	200	100	..	200	..	200	300	..	..	24 2¾	56.9	202	1607	3016	4623	655	1304	1959	14.1	53.2
16a	..	300	200	100	..	200	150	..	150	150	500	29 3¼	60.0	184	1973	3115	5088	1021	1403	2424	10.2	63.3
16b	..	300	200	100	..	200	150	..	150	150	500	30 1¾	58.4	171	1948	3380	5328	996	1668	2664	9.4	57.6
17a	..	300	200	100	..	200	150	..	200	200	..	27 2½	59.7	285	1933	3296	5229	981	1584	2565	17.0	58.6
17b	..	300	200	100	..	200	150	..	200	200	..	28 3½	59.7	222	1946	3324	5270	994	1612	2606	12.6	58.5
18a	..	300	200	100	..	200	150	..	150	150	..	26 3	59.2	150	1734	2935	4669	782	1223	2005	9.2	59.0
18b	..	300	200	100	..	200	150	..	150	150	..	26 2¾	59.6	215	1804	3056	4860	852	1344	2196	13.3	58.7
19	..	..	..	..	..	200	..	200	300	..	500	29 1¾	56.2	185	1838	3295	5133	886	1583	2469	10.4	55.7
20	Unmanured.		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	16 0½	58.3	111	1050	1721	2771	98	9	107	11.3	61.0
21}	.. ..		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
22}	.. ..		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..

TABLE VI.—MANURES AND PRODUCE; 6TH SEASON, 1848-9. MANURES AND SEED (RED CLUSTER), SOWN AUTUMN, 1848.