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creased aftermath. In 1861, under the same plan, a crop of two 

 tons of hay per acre was carried June 19th, and from 3 acres of 

 the same field, not watered with Sewage, only one ton of hay 

 per acre was obtained, and that was not carried until the 9th of 

 September. In addition to this, the Sewaged portion was cut a 

 second time, yielding 4 tons per acre of green forage for cows, 

 between August 28th and October 18th, and besides that, about 

 1£ acres were cut a third time during the same period, there was 

 also a fair aftermath. In 1862, a very large supply of Sewage 

 was given to this field, both winter and summer, probably above 

 8000 tuns to the acre. The whole field was cut green for the 

 cows, when the A\ acres which received the Sewage yielded — 



Tons. Cwt. Qrs. 



1st cutting 50 10 2 



2nd do 31 3 



3rd do 22 14 2 



q 



104 5 o 



The 3 acres without Sewage, but top dressed with street soil, 

 give only 8 tons 16 cwt. of grass cut green from the whole 3 

 acres. 



No. 18 Field. 

 In 1863, with about the same amount of Sewage applied 

 winter and summer, the \\ acres gave — 



Tons. Cwt. Qrs. 



1st cutting 47 1 2 



2nd do 33 3 2 



3rd do 19 11 2 



99 16 2 

 The small falling off in quantity this season I attribute to the 

 character of the season, in point of temperature, which affects 

 the period of cutting, nor is the supply of Sewage so abundant 

 in a dry hot summer. In 1864, the supply of Sewage was 

 greatly diminished. It was not applied in the winter months, 

 nor from May 3rd to June 17th, most important weeks — the 

 steam engine being out of order. And again the extraordinary 

 drought of the season materially affected both supply of Sewage 

 and growth of grass. The crop was, therefore, a comparatively 

 poor one, the first cutting did not take place until the end of June. 



Tons. Cwt. Qvs. 



1st cutting 24 2 2 



2nd do 16 2 



3rd do 10 1 1 



51 1 3 



The 3 acres not Sewaged, but top-dressed with the liquid 

 manure from the farm-yard tanks and gas works, by means of 

 the water cart, gave fifteen cwt. of hay per acre — by no means a 

 bad crop for the season. 



