The Rothamsted Memoirs on Agricultural Chemistry and Physiology, Vol. 3
Author: John Bennet Lawes
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-12-10
Total Pages: 734
ISBN-13: 9780332627748
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from The Rothamsted Memoirs on Agricultural Chemistry and Physiology, Vol. 3: Containing Reports of Field Experiments, Experiment on Vegetation, &C., &C., Published 1863 1874 Inclusive In each case, the land was, in an agricultural sense, exhausted before the commencement of the experiment; that is to say, it would, in ordinary practice, have required manure before growing another crop. It is seen that, without manure, the two Graminaceous crops (wheat and barley) gave an average of about 24lbs. Nitrogen per acre per annum; the Leguminous crop (beans) nearly twice as much, or 47'81bs., and the mixed herbage of the meadow-hay, comprising both Graminaceous and Leguminous plants, 397lbs. Lastly, the turnips, with mineral, but without nitrogenous manure, gave 42lbs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.