EEPOET ON THE APPLICATION OF SEWAGE. 



1855. 



Observations. 



This field was pastured. No visible change in 

 quality or quantity of grass. 



Sewage applied on 3 acres of Tares, sown with 

 manure Oct. 14th previous year, after pota- 

 toes — an inferior crop, 



Barley, sown in April, with 12 carts dung per 

 acre, to the 6 acres which had only sewage 

 the previous year — average crop. 



Old Pasture — no visible change— keep no better. 



Italian Eye-grass, 3 acres 2nd year, 5 acres 

 sown April, various manures applied in addi- 

 tion to sewage — crop about 15 tons to acre. 

 Sewage applied every month and almost every 

 week. 



Half Lucerne half Italian Eye- grass— very thin 

 crop of both. Sown with 20 carts dung per 

 acre, previous August, 1854. 



Wheat, drilled 12 inches wide, sown with 12 

 carts town manure per acre, Nov. 17, 1854, 

 and 4 pecks seed per acre, kind Hay's prolific, 

 good crop — 42 bushels to the acre. 



Meadow, cut for Hay, July— 1 5 tons first cut- 

 ting, cut again for hay, September— 15 cwt. 

 second cutting. 



Wheat— 1 acre after Swedes, dibbled— good 



crop, 54 bushels. 

 Beans— 1$ acres, after old Lea— crop 49 bushels 



on 1.^ acres. 



3 acres Spring Wheat— very poor crop. 7 acres 

 Oats— average crop. 



Old Grass, cut for hay July— fine crop, weather 



wet, badly 

 Aftermath pasture— no way remarkable. 



Cut for hay, 1 J tons to acre— rather better than 

 that part which was cut the previous year. 



