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

by Joseph Harris

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.

P l o t s.	Manures perAcre.										Produce perAcre, etc.						Increase perAcre by Manure.
					SPL						Dressed corn.
	FM	P-A	S-A	SMg	B-A	SAc	MAc	SAm	MAm	RC	Quantity	Wt/Bu.	OC	TC	S&C	TP C&S	C	S&C	TP	OC 100	C100
	Tons.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	Bush. Pks.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.
0	..	..	..	..	600	450	..	..	..	..	.. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
1	..	600	400	200	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
2	14	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	31 0	63.8	107	2068	3029	5097	839	1415	2254	4.7	68.3
3	Unmanured.		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	19 1	61.4	47	1229	1614	2843	..	..	..	3.9	76.1
4	..	..	..	..	200	..	200	300	..	..	30 0	63.0	110	2063	2645	4708	834	1031	1865	5.6	78.0
5a	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	250	250	..	37 1¼	63.1	89	2446	3589	6035	1217	1975	3192	3.7	68.1
5b	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	200	200	500	39 3½	63.4	97	2651	3824	6475	1422	2210	3632	5.0	69.3
6a	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	200	200	..	36 1½	63.0	117	2410	3072	5482	1181	1458	2639	5.1	78.4
6b	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	200	200	..	37 3¾	63.0	94	2484	3516	6000	1255	1902	3157	3.9	70.6
7a	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	200	200	..	38 2¼	63.1	137	2576	3584	6160	1347	1970	3317	5.6	71.9
7b	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	200	200	..	37 3¾	62.9	141	2531	3396	5927	1302	1782	3084	5.9	74.5
8a	Unmanured.		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	22 3	61.7	76	1481	1815	3296	252	201	453	5.3	81.6
8b	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2000	31 2½	63.0	85	2080	3166	5246	851	1552	2403	4.3	65.7
9a	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2000	30 2¾	62.8	111	2035	2683	4718	806	1069	1875	5.8	75.8
9b	Unmanured.		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	22 1½	62.3	80	1475	1810	3285	246	196	432	5.7	81.5
10a	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	200	200	..	32 2¼	62.3	112	2141	2851	4992	912	1237	2149	5.5	75.1
10b	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	200	200	..	32 1¼	63.3	110	2157	2960	5117	928	1346	2274	5.3	72.9
11a	..	..	..	..	200	150	..	200	200	..	35 0½	62.6	121	2317	2892	5209	1088	1278	2366	5.6	80.1
11b	..	..	..	..	200	150	..	200	200	..	32 1¼	63.0	112	2149	2942	5091	920	1328	2248	5.5	73.0
12a	..	300	..	..	200	150	..	200	200	..	35 3¼	64.3	93	2396	3371	5767	1167	1757	2924	4.1	71.1
12b	..	300	..	..	200	150	..	200	200	..	34 1¼	64.3	71	2277	3300	5577	1048	1687	2735	3.2	69.0
13a	..	300	..	..	200	150	..	200	200	..	34 3¾	64.1	101	2340	3236	5576	1111	1622	2733	4.5	72.3
13b	..	300	..	..	200	150	..	200	200	..	34 2¼	64.1	129	2346	3246	5592	1117	1632	2749	5.8	72.3
14a	..	300	..	..	200	150	..	200	200	..	34 1½	64.3	56	2266	3211	5477	1037	1597	2634	2.5	70.6
14b	..	300	..	..	200	150	..	200	200	..	31 1¼	64.3	112	2123	3218	5341	894	1604	2498	5.5	66.0
15a	..	300	200	100	200	..	200	300	..	..	31 3¼	64.2	65	2109	3038	5147	880	1424	2304	3.2	69.4
15b	..	300	200	100	200	..	200	300	..	500	30 0¾	64.1	68	2005	3262	5267	776	1648	2424	3.5	61.5
16a	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	200	200	..	33 1½	64.5	101	2254	3384	5638	1025	1770	2795	4.7	66.6
16b	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	200	200	..	33 3¾	64.6	75	2268	3559	5827	1039	1945	2984	3.4	63.7
17a	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	200	200	..	34 1	64.3	111	2316	3891	6207	1087	2277	3364	5.1	59.4
17b	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	200	200	..	33 1½	64.4	112	2259	3858	6117	1030	2244	3274	5.2	58.5
18a	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	200	200	..	32 1¼	64.0	93	2163	3592	5755	934	1978	2912	4.5	60.2
18b	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	200	200	..	33 2¼	64.0	95	2243	3779	6022	1014	2165	3179	4.4	59.3
19	..	..	..	..	200	..	200	300	..	500	29 2¼	63.9	102	1994	3270	5264	765	1656	2421	5.4	61.0
20	Unmanured.		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
21}	Mixture of the residue of most of theother manures.									..	.. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
22}

TABLE VII.—MANURES AND PRODUCE; 7TH SEASON, 1849-50. AFTER THE HARVEST OF 1849 THE FIELD WAS TILE-DRAINED IN EVERY ALTERNATE FURROW, 2 TO 3 FEET DEEP. MANURES AND SEED (RED CLUSTER), SOWN IN AUTUMN, 1849.

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.

P l o t s.	Manures perAcre.										Produce perAcre, etc.						Increase perAcre by Manure.
					SPL						Dressed corn.
	FM	P-A	S-A	SMg	B-A	SAc	MAc	SAm	MAm	RC	Quantity	Wt/Bu.	OC	TC	S&C	TP C&S	C	S&C	TP	OC 100	C100
	Tons.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	Bush. Pks.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.
0	..	..	..	..	600	450	..	..	..	..	19 1½	60.8	42	1220	2037	3257	218	318	536	3.5	59.9
1	..	600	400	200	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
2	14	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	28 2	61.9	98	1861	3245	5106	859	1526	2385	5.4	57.3
3	Unmanured.		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	15 3¼	60.6	44	1002	1719	2721	..	..	..	4.5	58.2
4	..	..	..	..	200	..	200	300	..	..	27 3	61.2	87	1785	3312	5097	783	1593	2376	5.1	53.9
5a	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	250	250	..	29 3½	60.4	171	1974	4504	6478	972	2785	3757	9.5	43.8
5b	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	250	250	..	30 3	60.4	160	2018	4379	6397	1016	2660	3676	8.6	46.1
6a	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	200	200	..	30 0½	61.1	119	1960	3927	5887	958	2208	3166	6.3	49.9
6b	..	*00	200	100	200	150	..	200	200	..	29 3½	61.3	148	1980	3959	5939	978	2240	3218	8.0	50.0
7a	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	200	200	500	32 1	61.0	167	2134	4485	6619	1132	2766	3898	8.4	47.9
7b	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	200	200	500	32 0¼	61.2	150	2112	4280	6392	1110	2561	3671	7.6	49.4
8a	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	200	200	..	28 3	61.1	101	1856	3407	5263	854	1688	2542	5.5	54.5
8b	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	200	200	..	30 1	61.0	103	1948	3591	5539	946	1872	2818	5.6	54.2
9a	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	200	200	..	30 1½	60.4	118	1951	3550	5501	949	1831	2780	6.3	55.0
9b	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	200	200	..	27 2¾	60.8	80	1762	3165	4927	760	1446	2206	4.7	55.7
10a	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	200	200	..	26 3¾	60.2	100	1721	3089	4810	719	1370	2089	6.1	55.7
10b	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	..	..	..	17 3¾	61.1	76	1171	1949	3120	169	230	399	6.8	60.1
11a	..	..	..	..	200	150	..	200	200	..	30 3¼	61.0	121	2001	3806	5807	999	2087	3086	6.4	52.6
11b	..	..	..	..	200	150	..	200	200	..	29 1½	61.1	145	1940	3741	5681	938	2022	2960	8.0	51.9
12a	..	300	..	..	200	150	..	200	200	..	29 3¾	61.5	94	1935	3921	5856	933	2202	3135	5.1	49.4
12b	..	300	..	..	200	150	..	200	200	..	30 3¾	61.4	115	2013	3905	5918	1011	2186	3197	5.9	51.5
13a	..	300	..	..	200	150	..	200	200	..	31 3¾	60.2	105	2027	4026	6053	1025	2307	3332	5.4	50.3
13b	..	300	..	..	200	150	..	200	200	..	30 1½	61.0	111	1964	4008	5972	962	2289	3251	6.0	49.0
14a	..	300	..	..	200	150	..	200	200	..	31 1¾	61.1	102	2023	4052	6075	1021	2333	3354	5.3	49.9
14b	..	300	..	..	200	150	..	200	200	..	31 1½	61.5	65	1995	4015	6010	993	2296	3289	3.2	49.7
15a	..	300	200	100	200	..	200	300	..	..	26 0¼	61.5	90	1693	3321	5014	691	1602	2293	5.7	51.0
15b	..	300	200	100	200	..	200	300	..	500	30 3½	61.0	59	1942	3926	5868	940	2207	3147	3.0	49.5
16a	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	200	200	..	33 2½	60.3	108	2134	5103	7237	1132	3384	4516	5.3	41.8
16b	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	200	200	..	33 3	60.4	122	2159	4615	6774	1157	2896	4053	6.0	46.8
17a	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	200	200	..	31 1	61.2	73	1985	4126	6111	983	2407	3390	3.8	48.1
17b	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	200	200	..	29 2½	61.5	139	1961	4034	5995	959	2315	3274	7.7	48.6
18a	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	200	200	..	29 3¼	61.2	110	1934	3927	5861	932	2208	3140	6.1	49.3
18b	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	200	200	..	28 2½	60.9	103	1845	3844	5689	843	2125	2968	5.7	48.0
19	..	..	..	..	200	..	200	300	..	500	29 0	60.8	88	1850	3527	5377	848	1808	2656	4.9	52.4
20	Unmanured.		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	14 0	59.1	40	868	1639	2507	-134	-80	-214	4.5	53.0
21}	Mixture of the residue of most of theother manures.									..	.. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
22}

TABLE VIII.—MANURES AND PRODUCE; 8TH SEASON. 1850-51. MANURES AND SEED (RED CLUSTER), SOWN AUTUMN, 1850.

Manures	Produce
FM Farm-yard Manure. WSC Cut Wheat-straw and Chaff. CS Common Salt. SP Sulphate of Potass. 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. S&C Straw and Chaff. TP Total Produce. OCD Offal Corn to 100 Dressed. C100 Corn to 100 Straw.

P l o t s.	Manures perAcre.												Produce perAcre, etc.						Increase perAcre by Manure.
							SPL						Dressed corn.
	FM	WSC	CS	SP	S-A	SMg	B-A	SAc	MAc	SAm	MAm	RC	Quantity	Wt/Bu.	OC	TC	S&C	TP C&S	C	S&C	TP	OC 100	C100
	Tons.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	Bush. Pks.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.
0	..	..	..	..	..	..	600	450	..	..	..	..	18 3½	61.9	125	1296	1862	3158	213	235	448	10.7	69.6
1	..	..	..	600	400	200	..	..	..	..	..	..	18 1¼	61.7	124	1251	1845	3096	168	218	386	11.0	67.8
2	14	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	29 2½	63.6	166	2049	3094	5143	966	1467	2433	8.8	66.2
3	Unmanured.		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	15 3½	61.1	114	1083	1627	2710	..	..	..	11.8	66.6
4	..	..	..	..	..	..	200	..	200	400	..	..	28 0½	62.6	159	1919	2949	4868	836	1322	2158	9.0	65.1
5a	..	..	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	300	300	..	36 0	63.3	194	2473	4131	6604	1390	2504	3894	8.6	59.9
5b	..	..	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	300	300	..	37 3¾	63.3	213	2611	4294	6905	1528	2667	4195	8.9	60.8
6a	..	..	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	200	200	..	33 1¾	63.3	154	2271	3624	5895	1188	1997	3185	7.2	62.6
6b	..	..	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	200	200	..	31 0¼	62.3	189	2119	3507	5626	1036	1880	2916	9.8	60.4
7a	..	..	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	200	200	1000	36 3½	63.0	201	2524	4587	7111	1441	2960	4401	8.7	55.0
7b	..	..	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	200	200	1000	37 1½	63.0	178	2532	4302	6834	1449	2675	4124	7.6	58.8
8a	..	5000	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	26 0¾	62.8	141	1785	2769	4554	702	1142	1844	8.6	64.5
8b	..	..	..	300	200	100	200	150	..	100	100	..	27 2¼	62.6	137	1863	2830	4693	780	1203	1983	7.9	65.8
9a	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	200	200	..	31 1½	62.4	182	2142	3252	5394	1059	1625	2684	9.3	65.9
9b	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	200	200	..	29 0¾	62.0	170	1970	2942	4912	887	1315	2202	9.5	67.0
10a	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	200	200	..	28 3½	61.9	179	1966	3070	5036	883	1443	2326	10.0	64.0
10b	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	200	200	..	28 2½	62.5	149	1937	3048	4985	854	1421	2275	8.3	63.5
11a	..	..	..	..	..	..	200	150	..	200	200	..	32 2¾	62.3	181	2216	3386	5602	1133	1759	2892	8.9	65.4
11b	..	..	..	..	..	..	200	150	..	200	200	..	31 2¾	62.5	181	2163	3302	5465	1080	1675	2755	9.1	65.5
12a	..	..	..	200	100	..	200	150	..	200	200	..	32 3	63.1	165	2234	3600	5834	1151	1973	3124	8.0	62.0
12b	..	..	..	200	100	..	200	150	..	200	200	..	32 2¼	62.5	166	2203	3581	5784	1120	1954	3074	8.2	61.5
13a	..	..	..	300	..	..	200	150	..	200	200	..	30 2¾	62.6	180	2102	3544	5646	1019	1917	2936	9.4	59.3
13b	..	..	..	300	..	..	200	150	..	200	200	..	30 3¼	62.3	160	2083	3440	5523	1000	1813	2813	8.3	60.5
14a	..	..	..	200	..	100	200	150	..	200	200	..	31 0¼	62.9	168	2120	3605	5725	1037	1978	3015	8.6	58.8
14b	..	..	..	200	..	100	200	150	..	200	200	..	31 0½	62.8	165	2121	3537	5658	1038	1910	2948	8.4	59.9
15a	..	..	..	200	100	100	200	..	200	400	..	..	27 0½	62.7	138	1839	3041	4880	756	1414	2170	8.1	60.5
15b	..	..	..	200	100	100	200	..	200	400	..	500	30 2½	62.9	148	2077	3432	5509	994	1805	2799	7.6	60.5
16a	..	..	3361	200	100	100	200	150	..	300	300	..	36 3¼	63.5	161	2499	4234	6733	1416	2607	4023	6.9	59.0
16b	..	..	..	200	100	100	200	150	..	300	300	..	36 2¾	63.4	176	2501	4332	6833	1418	2705	4123	7.6	57.7
17a	..	..	..	200	100	100	200	150	..	200	200	..	31 3½	63.3	131	2149	3597	5746	1066	1970	3036	6.5	59.7
17b	..	..	..	200	100	100	200	150	..	200	200	..	30 2¼	63.1	152	2079	3406	5485	996	1779	2775	7.9	61.0
18a	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	200	200	..	30 3¼	63.0	139	2083	3390	5473	1000	1763	2763	7.2	64.1
18b	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	200	200	..	31 0¾	62.4	143	2090	3586	5676	1007	1959	2966	7.3	58.3
19	..	..	..	..	..	..	200	..	200	300	..	500	30 1	62.4	144	2031	3348	5379	948	1721	2669	7.7	60.7
20}	Unmanured		{..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	14 1	60.8	89	956	1609	2565	-127	-18	-145	10.2	59.4
21}			{..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	17 3¼	61.9	127	1232	1763	2995	149	136	285	11.5	69.9
22}			{..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..

1. Top-dressed in March, 1851.

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