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Ans. I wish to keep the manure as near the top as I can 

 get it. And in my experience I don't use manure for corn, 

 because I do not have endugh. I prefer to use my manures 

 for other things, and take fertilizers for my corn. I spread it 

 on the surface and leave it ; do not harrow it in. 



QuES. What kind of soil do you plant to corn? 



Ans. a gravelly, sandy loam. I can dig in some places ten 

 inches and strike sand and gravel. 



QuES. How deep does your corn usually run, ten inches? 



Ans. Oh, yes, seven feet. I have found places where I 

 could trace it down five feet, and I have pretty conclusive 

 evidence that it goes even lower than that. 



QuES. If your roots extend so low, why do you want your 

 manure on the surface? 



Ans. You have asked a hard question. I have an idea of 

 my own in regard to it. I think roots have a double function, 

 but I have no facts to prove my belief in that respect. It is 

 simply my own idea upon the subject. 



QuES. How long will dressing last upon such land? 



Ans. I do not think there is any law in regard to the 

 matter. 



Mr. Fareington. Is the land to which jou have applied 

 marure, in a natural state? 



Ans. In the first place it was in a natural state. I took 

 this land because I have a history of it for fifteen years. In 

 other words, in the memory of my neighbors it had never re- 

 ceived any manure. 



QuES. What do you think, Doctor, of the practice of 

 planting pumpkins and beans with your corn? 



Ans. I don't believe in stolen crops, any way. 



