Manures and the principles of manuring
Charles Morton Aikman
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PRINCIPLES OF MANURING
MANURES
AND THE
PRINCIPLES OF MANURING
BY
C. M. AIKMAN, M.A., D.Sc., F.R.S.E., F.I.C.
FORMERLY PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY, GLASGOW VETERINARY COLLEGE, AND EXAMINER IN CHEMISTRY, GLASGOW UNIVERSITY; AUTHOR OF 'FARMYARD MANURE,' ETC.
WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS EDINBURGH AND LONDON MCMX
D. VAN NOSTRAND COMPANY NEW YORK
TO
WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS EDINBURGH AND LONDON MCMX
D. VAN NOSTRAND COMPANY NEW YORK
TO
SIR JOHN BENNET LAWES, Bart., D.C.L., LL.D., F.R.S.,
OF ROTHAMSTED,
AND
OF ROTHAMSTED,
AND
SIR J. HENRY GILBERT, M.A., LL.D., F.R.S.,
FORMERLY SIBTHORPIAN PROFESSOR OF RURAL ECONOMY, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, WHOSE FAMOUS INVESTIGATIONS DURING THE LAST FIFTY YEARS HAVE SO LARGELY CONTRIBUTED TO BUILD UP THE SCIENCE OF MANURING,
FORMERLY SIBTHORPIAN PROFESSOR OF RURAL ECONOMY, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, WHOSE FAMOUS INVESTIGATIONS DURING THE LAST FIFTY YEARS HAVE SO LARGELY CONTRIBUTED TO BUILD UP THE SCIENCE OF MANURING,
THIS WORK,
EMBODYING MANY OF THE ROTHAMSTED RESULTS, IS DEDICATED.
EMBODYING MANY OF THE ROTHAMSTED RESULTS, IS DEDICATED.
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
PART I.
HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION
MANURES AND THE PRINCIPLES OF MANURING.
HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION.
FOOTNOTES:
PART II.
PRINCIPLES OF MANURING
CHAPTER I.
FERTILITY OF THE SOIL.
FOOTNOTES:
APPENDIX TO CHAPTER I.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER II.
FUNCTIONS PERFORMED BY MANURES.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER III.
THE POSITION OF NITROGEN IN AGRICULTURE.
FOOTNOTES:
APPENDIX TO CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
NITRIFICATION.
FOOTNOTES:
APPENDIX TO CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
THE POSITION OF PHOSPHORIC ACID.
FOOTNOTES:
APPENDIX TO CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
THE POSITION OF POTASH IN AGRICULTURE.
FOOTNOTES:
APPENDIX TO CHAPTER VI.
PART III.
MANURES
CHAPTER VII.
FARMYARD MANURE
FOOTNOTES:
APPENDIX TO CHAPTER VII.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER VIII.
GUANO.
FOOTNOTES:
APPENDIX TO CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
NITRATE OF SODA.
FOOTNOTES:
APPENDIX TO CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
SULPHATE OF AMMONIA.
FOOTNOTES:
APPENDIX TO CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
BONES
FOOTNOTES:
APPENDIX TO CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
MINERAL PHOSPHATES.
FOOTNOTES:
APPENDIX TO CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
SUPERPHOSPHATES.
FOOTNOTES:
APPENDIX TO CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
THOMAS-PHOSPHATE OR BASIC SLAG.
FOOTNOTES:
APPENDIX TO CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
POTASSIC MANURES.
CHAPTER XVI.
MINOR ARTIFICIAL MANURES.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XVII.
SEWAGE AS A MANURE.
CHAPTER XVIII.
LIQUID MANURE.
CHAPTER XIX.
COMPOSTS.
CHAPTER XX.
INDIRECT MANURES.
Lime.
CHAPTER XXI.
INDIRECT MANURES—GYPSUM, SALT, ETC.
CHAPTER XXII.
THE APPLICATION OF MANURES.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XXIII.
MANURING OF THE COMMON FARM CROPS.
FOOTNOTES:
APPENDIX TO CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
ON THE METHOD OF APPLICATION AND ON THE MIXING OF MANURES.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XXV.
ON THE VALUATION AND ANALYSIS OF MANURES.
FOOTNOTES:
APPENDIX TO CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI
THE ROTHAMSTED EXPERIMENTS.
FOOTNOTES:
INDEX.
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