E.—lo.

Particulars of Manurial Experiments on Wheat— continued.

Note. —Manure on plots Nos. Ito 4 and 6to 8 drilled with the seed. Manure on plots Nos. 10 and 11 sown with Btrawsonizer.

APPENDIX No. 9. Effects of Hot Water and other Dressings on the Germination of Wheat.

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No. 15, 2-acre Plots. Kind of Manure. Quantity per Acre. Cost per Acre. No. 1 2 3 Sulphate of ammonia Dried blood (Belfast) Sulphate of ammonia Superphosphate of lime Dried blood Superphosphate of lime No manure. Sulphate of ammonia Dried blood Superphosphate of lime No manure. Sulphate of ammonia Superphosphate of lime Cwt. H 3 1 1 2 1 £ s. a i 2 e 0 18 C 4 | 1 2 6 | o 17 e 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3. 2 o n s 0 9 £ 0 16 C 4 3 1 2 6 1 4 C

Tuscan Wheat (sown under glass). 2 . 3 S 53 "o EH °.S o 3 'S F1 <D S P4 a 'er Cem ;. germinated on 10th 12th ! 15th day. day. day. I Remarks. 5th day. 7th day. 1. Water only 2. „ 3. „ 4. „ 5. And in bluestone, loz. to lqt. water 6. Water only 7. „ 8. „ 9. And in bluestone, loz. to lqt. water .0. Water only .1. .2. And in bluestone, loz. to lqt. water .3. Water only .4. And in bluestone, loz. to lqt. water Deg.F. 150 145 145 140 140 Mm. 1 1 i 1 1 35 92 100 96 3 70 89 Best dead. Strong growth. 6 18 36 51 Rest dead. 140 135 135 135 i 2 1 1 96 82 100 0 96 Stronger than 3. Not as strong. Strongest. Best dead. "3 21 32 36 130 130 130 2 1 1 91 96 0 "6 *9 24 27 Equal to 3. Equal to 6. Best dead. 125 125 1 1 100 0 "6 6 21 27 Equal to 6. Best dead. Smutted Hunter's (in sand), No. 23. 10th day. 12 th day. 16th day. 20th day. 23rd day. 1. Water only 2. „ 3. And in bluestone, loz. to lqt. water 4. Water only 5. „ 6. „ 7. And in bluestone, loz. to lqt. water 127 127 127 135 135 135 135 5 ■2, 2 5 2 1 1 "2 0 0 3 0 42 60 15 50 57 53 5 90 98 52 98 93 98 25 100 80 88 Best dead. 67 77 Best dead. 8. Bluestone only, 2oz. to lqt. ■water 9. Water only .0. And in bluestone, loz. to lqt. ■water 11. Cold water, 6 hours, and bluestone as 10 .2. Carbolic acid and Calvert's No. 5, loz. to lqt. water .3. No dressing 0 2 10 22 38 tr 142 142 2 1 2 0 36 5 82 40 85 87 0 5 20 40 50 And 63 in 30 days rest dead. Best dead. 0 10 50 74 75 8 75 ,98 4—E. 10.