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DAIRY PRODUCTS. 



Butter and cheese-, T. Beach, - - - - 2 50 



Butter, H. E. Woodruff, - - • - • 2 50 



Total, - - - - - - $51 50 



W. A. BARNES, President. 



COMMUNICATION FROM MR. H. E. WOODRUFF. 



Dear Sir: — I here enclose the circular from the Indiana State Board of 

 Agriculture, and in accordance with my promise, have the honor herewith to 

 transmit a partial answer to some of the questions therein contained ; feeling 

 confident that you can answer more fully, I shall confine myself to a few, and 

 leave them for you to correct. 



WHEAT. 



The best kind of wheat with us is the Mediterranean, and the best method 

 of preparing the ground is to plow once, and that in the early part of August. 

 Best time of seeding from 1st to 15th September ; quantity of seed 1}^ @ 1)^ 

 bushels "^ acre. Average yield per acre, 15 to 20 bushels. Time of harvest- 

 ing, from 5th to 15th of July. Usual place of market, Michigan City; prevail- 

 ing price during fall, 60 cents. 



CORN. 



My method of cultivating corn is so different from the usual mode that I 

 will not attempt an answer. 



OATS, RYE, AND BARLEY- 



Oats — the quantity of seed used per acre is two bushels ; rye, ^ of a bushel. 

 The average yield of oats is 30 bushels per acre ; rye 15 bushels per acre. 

 Barley, none raised. 



GRASS. 



Clover and timothy seeds mixed, make the best meadows, say two parts 

 clover and one timothy. After mixing, put four quarts per acre ; sow early 

 in spring with oats, on wheat or rye crops. If sown on wheat or rye it should 

 be harrowed in, and will be an advantage rather than disadvantage to the 



