Those numbers marked with an asterisk refer to 100 parts of the substance in its natural or undried state; the remaining numbers refer to 100 parts when dried.
| Broccoli. | Cow Cabbage. | Kohl-rabi, from chalk soil. | Wheat (Grain). | Wheat. | Barley. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Root. | Leaves. | Leaves. | Stalk. | Leaves. | Tuber. | Grain. | Straw. | Grain. | Straw. | ||
| Potash | 47·16 | 22·10 | 40·86 | 40·93 | 9·31 | 36·27 | 29·51 | 25·92 | 10·78 | 32·02 | 14·37 |
| Soda | ... | 7·55 | 2·43 | 4·05 | ... | 2·84 | 10·61 | ... | ... | 1·21 | 0·28 |
| Lime | 4·70 | 28·44 | 15·01 | 10·61 | 30·31 | 10·20 | 0·99 | 3·80 | 2·44 | 3·39 | 8·50 |
| Magnesia | 3·93 | 3·43 | 2·39 | 3·85 | 3·62 | 2·36 | 10·60 | 12·27 | 3·23 | 10·99 | 1·70 |
| Sesquioxide of Iron | ... | ... | 0·77 | 0·41 | 5·50 | 0·38 | ... | 1·12 | 0·54 | 0·15 | 0·20 |
| " of Manganese | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sulphuric Acid | 10·35 | 16·10 | 7·27 | 11·11 | 10·63 | 11·43 | 0·09 | ... | 1·77 | ... | 2·22 |
| Muriatic Acid | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Carbonic Acid | ... | ... | 16·68 | 6·33 | 8·97 | 10·24 | ... | 4·43 | 6·01 | 0·48 | 1·25 |
| Phosphoric Acid | 25·83 | 19·81 | 12·52 | 19·57 | 9·43 | 13·46 | 47·55 | 43·44 | 3·69 | 29·92 | 4·22 |
| Silica | 1·81 | 2·83 | 1·66 | 1·04 | 9·57 | 0·82 | 0·11 | 7·16 | 64·84 | 21·12 | 62·89 |
| Chloride of Potassium | 6·22 | ... | ... | ... | 5·99 | ... | ... | 1·03 | 3·96 | ... | ... |
| Chloride of Sodium | a trace | ... | ... | 2·08 | 6·66 | 11·90 | 0·54 | ... | 0·42 | 0·72 | 4·37 |
| Total | 100·00 | 100·26 | 99·99 | 99·98 | 99·99 | 99·90 | 100·00 | 99·17 | 99·68 | 100·00 | 100·00 |
| Per-centage of Ash | 1·01 | 1·70 | 0·70 | 1·24 | 18·54 | 8·09 | 2·32 | 1·645 | 5·252 | 2·22 | 5·49 |
| * | * | * | * | ||||||||
APPENDIX.
Whilst this Work was passing through the press, a valuable Report on Agricultural Statistics was issued by the Board of Trade. The following statistics, collected from this Report, are here given, because they modify the statements made in page 5:—
| POPULATION, AREA, ACREAGE UNDER CROPS, etc., AND NUMBER OF LIVE STOCK, IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN 1867. | ||||||||
| England. | Wales. | Scotland. | Ireland. | Isle of Man. | Channel Islands | Total for United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey. | Guernsey, &c. | |||||||
| Population (1866) | 20,276,494 | 1,187,103 | 3,136,057 | 5,571,971 | 52,469 | 55,613 | 35,365 | 30,315,072 |
| Area (in Statute Acres) | 32,590,397 | 4,734,486 | 19,639,377 | 20,322,641 | 180,000 | 28,717 | 17,967 | 77,513,585 |
| Under Corn Crops | 7,399,347 | 521,404 | 1,364,029 | 2,115,137 | 27,039 | 2,827 | 2,157 | 11,431,940 |
| " Green Crops | 2,691,734 | 138,387 | 668,042 | 1,432,252 | 12,670 | 5,636 | 3,075 | 4,951,796 |
| " Bare Fallow | 753,210 | 86,257 | 83,091 | 26,191 | 1,990 | 2,550 | 709 | 953,998 |
| " Grass—Clover, &c., Under Rotation | 2,478,117 | 300,756 | 1,211,101 | 1,658,451 | 26,884 | 3,250 | 874 | 5,679,433 |
| Permanent Pasture, not broken up in Rotation[!--38--][38] | 9,545,675 | 1,472,359 | 1,053,285 | 10,057,072 | 15,915 | 6,092 | 6,143 | 22,156,541 |
| Per-centage of Acreage:[!--39--][39]— | ||||||||
| Under Corn Crops | 32·3 | 20·7 | 31·1 | 13·6 | 32·0 | 13·9 | 16·7 | 25·1 |
| " Green Crops | 11·7 | 5·5 | 15·3 | 9·2 | 15·0 | 27·6 | 23·7 | 10·9 |
| " Bare Fallow | 3·3 | 3·4 | 1·9 | ·2 | 2·4 | 12·5 | 5·5 | 2·1 |
| " Grass—Clover, &c., under Rotation | 10·8 | 11·9 | 27·7 | 10·7 | 31·8 | 16·0 | 6·7 | 12·4 |
| Permanent Pasture[!--40--][40] | 41·6 | 58·5 | 24·0 | 64·7 | 18·8 | 30·0 | 47·4 | 48·7 |
| Number of Cattle | 3,469,026 | 544,538 | 979,470 | 3,702,378 | 18,672 | 10,081 | 7,308 | 8,731,473 |
| " of Sheep | 19,798,337 | 2,227,161 | 6,893,603 | 4,826,015 | 70,958 | 529 | 1,348 | 33,817,951 |
| " of Pigs | 2,548,755 | 229,917 | 188,307 | 1,233,893 | 7,706 | 5,804 | 6,718 | 4,221,100 |
| Number of Live Stock to every 100 Acres under Crops, Fallow, and Grass:— | ||||||||
| Cattle | 15·1 | 21·6 | 22·4 | 23·8 | 22·1 | 49·5 | 56·4 | 19·2 |
| Sheep | 86·3 | 88·4 | 157·4 | 31·1 | 84·0 | 2·6 | 10·4 | 74·3 |
| Pigs | 11·1 | 9·1 | 4·3 | 7·9 | 9·1 | 28·5 | 51·8 | 9·3 |
([38]) Exclusive of heath or mountain land.