. Cocoa, its cultivation and preparation. Cacao. 68 RESULTS OF MANURIAL EXPERIMENTS Grenada The Botanical Department in Grenada has conducted experiments on several cocoa estates situated in different parts of that island with a view to demonstrating the advantages accruing from good cultivation in conjunction with manurial applications. The subjoined tables in- dicate the excellent results obtained : Plots ^-acre ia area. Mannres applied. Yield of cored cocoa in lb. per 18 cwt. pen manure each li908j y^^- (1906-8 No manure \ 1909 Mulched with bush, etc. ^1906 1 cwt. basic slag, 42
. Cocoa, its cultivation and preparation. Cacao. 68 RESULTS OF MANURIAL EXPERIMENTS Grenada The Botanical Department in Grenada has conducted experiments on several cocoa estates situated in different parts of that island with a view to demonstrating the advantages accruing from good cultivation in conjunction with manurial applications. The subjoined tables in- dicate the excellent results obtained : Plots ^-acre ia area. Mannres applied. Yield of cored cocoa in lb. per 18 cwt. pen manure each li908j y^^- (1906-8 No manure \ 1909 Mulched with bush, etc. ^1906 1 cwt. basic slag, 42 lb. nitrate of soda 1907 1 owt. basic slag, 42 lb. nitrate of soda 1908 42 lb. nitrate of soda, 8 cwt. sheep manure rl906 J cwt. Ohlendorfi's cocoa I manure 1908 i cwt. Hughes' packard t manure I cwt. basic slag, 42 lb. 1906-( sulphate of am- monia 1 hogshead of lime 8 cwt. pen manure No manure Mulched with bush 1907 U908 /1906-8 11909 fl906 -^1907 (l908 }' basic slag each cwt. year 1906 1 cwt. basic slag and I 28 lb. sulphate of I potash (.1907 8 barrels of lime /1906 8 cwt. sheep manure 11907 8 cwt. sheep manure. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johnson, William Henry, 1875-. London, J. Murray
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