REPORT ON THE RECLAMATION OF WASTE LAND. 



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before the sowing was finished. The shell sand had been too 

 recently applied to tell on them effectually, but the benefit was 

 apparent on the portion of field No. 1 first done with it. The 

 line where it stopped was seen at a glance across the drills, the 

 shaws being more luxuriant and the bulbs clean skinned, and as 

 smooth as a globe ; whilst the turnips on the undressed portion 

 were sickly looking, knarry, and rough skinned, from which it was 

 deemed advisable not to sow down field No. 3 to grass till sanded 

 and made into turnips again. Field No. 4 was also the best crop 

 of turnips, being about 15 tons per acre, whilst the average per 

 acre of the crops on the new ground was only about 10 tons. This 

 is attributed to the more immediate effect of the marl on it. 



The new land as a whole has done uncommonly well in grass. 

 The effect of the shell sand on field No. 1 was most decided. 

 There was not a vestige of clover on the unsanded portion, whilst 

 on that sanded every seed must have grown. The remainder of 

 fields Nos. 1 and 2 was sanded in young grass, the men having 

 no difficulty in ascertaining what was to sand from the difference 

 of the pasture, and though too late for last rotation, the benefi 1 

 will be got when by cultivation the sand will be mixed with tht 

 soil. Fields Nos. 3 and 4 have grazed both years better than the 

 finest land on the farm, and it will be a moderate estimate to average 

 the grazing of the 82 acres at 20s. per acre for each year's grass. 



Statement of Cost and Produce. 



Cost of Corn Manure per acre. 



2 cwt. Peruvian guano, at 13s. 6d. . . . L.l 7 



Cost of Turnip Manure per acre. 

 1 cwt. Peruvian guano, at 13s. 6d. 



1 ,, Dissolved bones, 



H „ Bone meal, at 8s. . 



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Bone dust, at 7s. 6d. 



Cost of Turnip Seed in fuel. 

 100 lbs. Common white globe, at 6d. . 

 100 lbs. Fordel's hybrid, at 8d. . 

 100 lbs. Dale's hybrid, at 7d. . 



Cost of Grass Seeds per acre. 

 1| bush. Eyegrass seed, at 3s. 6d 

 j bush. Italian do., at 4s. 

 2 lbs. Cocksfoot, at 8d. 

 2 lbs. Meadow fescue, at 8d. 



2 lbs. Timothy, at 6d. 



3 lbs. Cowgrass, at 9d. 



1 lb. Alsike, 

 3 lbs. White clover, at lOd. 



2 lbs. Yellow clover, at 5d. 



