[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.]

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TABLE II.—DRESSED CORN PER ACRE—bushels.
[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.AverageAnnual.
Plots.185218531854185518561857185818591860186118621863186418651866186718681869187018711st
10		2nd
10		T20
bushels.bush.bush.bush.bush.bush.bush.bush.bush.bush.bush.bush.bush.bush.bush.bush.bush.bush.bush.bush.bushels.bushels.bushels.
1 O.27¼25¾35 31 13⅞26⅛21⅛13½13¼16¼16½22⅞24 18 15⅞17⅛15⅝15⅛13½16¾22⅜17½20
2 O.28⅝33½40⅝36¼17¾33¼28¾19⅝15¾25 21⅞32⅜30¼22½22⅜24⅝18½18¼18 23⅛27⅞23¼25½
3 O.26⅛27⅝36½34¾16⅝32 24¼15⅞15¼18⅞19¾27⅝26⅛22 19⅛17 14¼18¾16¾19⅜24¾20⅛22⅜
4 O.32¾35⅝42 37⅛19¾39¾30⅞19¾18¼29⅜25⅛33 33¼24⅜24 20⅞17⅝22¼18½25 30½24⅜27½
Means28¾30⅝38½34¾17 32¾26¼17¼15⅝22⅜20¾28⅞28⅜21¾20⅜19⅞16½18⅝16¾21⅛26⅜21¼23⅞
1 A.36⅞38⅝47¾44½25 38⅞31½15⅜26⅝30½31⅜42⅝38⅞29⅞27⅛30⅝20⅜27⅞27¾36⅜33⅝31¼32½
2 A.38⅝40⅛60½47¾29⅛56½51⅜34½43⅜55 48⅝61⅝58½48⅜50½44 37⅝48 41½45⅛45⅝48⅜47
3 A.36 36½50 44½28⅜42⅜34¼16⅞28 32¾35¼48⅝43⅞33¼27½33 25 34¾30⅞38⅛35 35 35
4 A.40¾38¼60⅝48⅜31¾57⅜51½34⅝43½54⅝47⅝55⅜55⅜46½47 43⅞34⅝49¼38 46½46⅛46⅜46¼
Means38⅛38⅜54¾46¼28½48¾42⅛25⅜35⅜43¼40¾52⅛49⅛39½38⅛37⅞29⅜39⅞34½41½40⅛40¼40¼
1 AA.44½40¾56⅝48 36¼49¾39⅜21½25⅜35 31½49 41¾33¾29⅛29¾27 32⅛29¼39⅛39¾34¼37
2 AA.43¾42¼63¼50⅜31½66½56¼35⅞43¼55¾51 60½56⅞47½50⅞44¼44 48¼46¼46½48⅞49⅝49¼
3 AA.41¾41¼51½47¾25⅜49⅞40⅝20⅜30¾36⅞36¼54 44⅝34⅛29¾32⅞27½33⅞32⅜36⅛38⅝36⅛37⅜
4 AA.45⅛44½62¾49⅝37⅝64⅞56¼35¾46¼55⅞48¾59½56⅜48⅞50⅞45 45⅜49⅞44½46 49⅞49½49¾
Means43¾42⅛58½48⅞32⅝57¾48⅛28⅜36⅜45⅞41⅞55¾49⅞41⅛40⅛38 36 41 38⅛42 44¼42⅜43⅜
1 AAS.44⅛34⅞37⅞32¼29⅜34¾35 48⅛{37¼36⅞37 }
2 AAS.54⅞47¼51⅛44 44⅞49⅞44¾49½{49¼47¼48¼}1
3 AAS.50 41 41⅞39½36⅜40½42¾48⅜1{43⅛42 42⅝}
4 AAS.59⅛50½50¾45¼46⅝51¾47¼48⅞{51⅜48⅝50 }
Means(d)243⅜45⅜40¼39⅜44¼42½48¾45¼43¾44½
1 C.39⅛39⅞60¾48½36¾64⅛53¾38¾31¾56½41 51⅞48⅛45 45⅞38⅝37 42½41¾44 47 43⅝45¼
2 C.36½36⅛60⅝53¼37⅛62¼57⅜41 36¾56⅞45 55 51¾46⅛47½45½35¼48¼41¾41¾47¾45¾46¾
3 C.33½35¼56½48⅞32⅝60¼52 34⅛35¼51⅛36 53⅛49⅛48¾43⅞38⅞35⅛43⅝38½45⅜44 43¼43⅝
4 C.38 40⅛60¼51¾35⅜62¼57⅛35 40¾53⅝45½54½53 48⅛48⅝42⅝36¼52⅛43¾47½47⅜47¼47⅜
Means36¾37⅞59½50⅝35½62¼55 37¼36⅛54½41⅞53⅝50½47 46½41⅜35⅞46⅝41½44⅝46½45 45¾
1 N.}(25⅞){34⅜49⅜50 28½47⅞37¾24⅞27⅜38¼35½51½40¾37 34⅜33 25½35¼34¾43⅛2{37⅝37⅛37⅜}2
2 N.37⅛53¼49⅜42 58 43⅞26½29¾41⅝38⅜53⅞46¼39⅞41 36⅜25⅜38⅜40¼45⅜{42⅜40½41⅜}
M.32⅛18¾24½25⅞19½10⅝27⅝23⅜28⅛25⅞19¾19 20½14¾16⅝16⅛22⅛3(22⅝20⅝21½)3
5 O.(36½)27½30¾32⅜19⅛31⅛25⅜16½10⅛28⅝17⅜29½26½23 22½19½15 23⅜14½20 4(24⅝21⅛22¾)4
5 A.36½40⅛51⅞47⅞33⅛54⅞48⅛33⅛39 49⅜46⅝51½50¾48¼43⅞34⅞36⅛49⅞41¾44¼43⅜44¾44⅛
6{129 26¼35⅛37¼15⅛34⅞26½17⅛12¼16⅝18½27¼25⅛21 16⅛16⅜15¼14⅞15¼18¾25 18⅞22
{225⅛27⅜33¼36¼15⅞31⅛25¼14¾12⅛17⅞19 28⅝25⅛19¼17¼19¾15⅞15⅜15⅛24¼23⅞20 21⅞
733 36⅛56⅜50⅛32⅛51¼55 40 41⅝54⅜49¾59½62 52¾53⅛45⅝43⅝46⅞47½54¼45 51½48¼

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.