Manures and the principles of manuring. Charles Morton Aikman

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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Table of Contents

       PART I.

       HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION

       MANURES AND THE PRINCIPLES OF MANURING.

       HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION.

       PART II.

       PRINCIPLES OF MANURING

       CHAPTER I.

       FERTILITY OF THE SOIL.

       APPENDIX TO CHAPTER I.

       CHAPTER II.

       FUNCTIONS PERFORMED BY MANURES.

       CHAPTER III.

       THE POSITION OF NITROGEN IN AGRICULTURE.

       APPENDIX TO CHAPTER III.

       CHAPTER IV.

       NITRIFICATION.

       APPENDIX TO CHAPTER IV.

       CHAPTER V.

       THE POSITION OF PHOSPHORIC ACID.

       APPENDIX TO CHAPTER V.

       CHAPTER VI.

       THE POSITION OF POTASH IN AGRICULTURE.

       APPENDIX TO CHAPTER VI.

       PART III.

       MANURES

       CHAPTER VII.

       FARMYARD MANURE

       APPENDIX TO CHAPTER VII.

       CHAPTER VIII.

       GUANO.

       APPENDIX TO CHAPTER VIII.

       CHAPTER IX.

       NITRATE OF SODA.

       APPENDIX TO CHAPTER IX.

       CHAPTER X.

       SULPHATE OF AMMONIA.

       APPENDIX TO CHAPTER X.

       CHAPTER XI.

       BONES

       APPENDIX TO CHAPTER XI.

       CHAPTER XII.

       MINERAL PHOSPHATES.

       APPENDIX TO CHAPTER XII.

       CHAPTER XIII.

       SUPERPHOSPHATES.

       APPENDIX TO CHAPTER XIII.

       CHAPTER XIV.

       THOMAS-PHOSPHATE OR BASIC SLAG.

       APPENDIX TO CHAPTER XIV.

       CHAPTER XV.

       POTASSIC MANURES.

       CHAPTER XVI.

       MINOR ARTIFICIAL MANURES.

       CHAPTER XVII.

       SEWAGE