TRANSACTIONS. 167 



New Ipswich; Jonathan Russell, N. H. Shattuck, Mason ; 

 Harris Abbott, Oliver Barrett, Wilton; Wm. H. Howard, 

 "Wm. Kimball, Temple. 



The society has held several interesting meetings for 

 discussion, in imitation of the Hillsboro' society; reports 

 of some of which have been received and are in part pre- 

 sented in this connection. 



April 1st, the subject of "Manures and their applica- 

 tion,"' was up for discussion. The meeting was very well 

 attended, and, as might be expected, from the nature of 

 the subject matter before the meeting, was one of great 

 interest. 



William Howard, of Temple, opened the discussion, and 

 at some length gave his views of the subject before the 

 meeting. He believed the manure from our barns was not 

 sufficient to keep our farms in that state of productiveness 

 which good farming required ; and in order to make up for 

 the deficit, he would use an article found on most, if not on 

 all our farms. Muck, or meadow mud, he believed to be a 

 good fertilizer. His rule for making a compost was, to 

 take one load of barn-yard manure, and mix with it two 

 loads of mud. He thought a load of compost was equally 

 as good as a load of pure manure from the barn. Salt, 

 lime, saltpetre, &c., were good manures, but should be ap- 

 plied only in limited quantities. Ashes, mixed with muck, 

 at the rate of six or eight bushels to one cord of muck, 

 make a very good manure. He thought that land should 

 be manured often, and would put his manure near the 

 surface. 



Zebadiah Abbott, of Wilton, inquired if the gentleman 

 believed that there was as much intrinsic value in the muck 

 as in the manure? If not, he could not see ho \v three 

 loads of the compost could be equal in value to three loads 

 of barn-yard manure. He had three-fourths of an acre of 

 grass land, on which he carted ten loads of green manure 



