In 1843, John Bennet Lawes and Joseph Henry Gilbert began a set of long-term field experiments at Rothamsted Research in England, some of which are still running as of 2018.
ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː, dʒˈɑːn bˈɛnɪt lˈɔːz ænd dʒˈoʊsəf hˈɛnɹi ɡˈɪlbɚt bɪɡˈæn ɐ sˈɛt ʌv lˈɔŋtˈɜːm fˈiːld ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənts æt ɹˈɑːθæmstᵻd ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd, sˌʌm ʌvwˈɪtʃ ɑːɹ stˈɪl ɹˈʌnɪŋ æz ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn.