04 WISCONSIN AGEICULTUEE. 



briefly state the mode of cultivation adopted. Soil, cloggy loam, 

 ttie ground was the previous year enriched with long manure, 

 and planted with corn ; the following spring it Avas ploughed 

 about 6 inches deep ; the beans planted latter part of May, in 

 rows two and a-half feet apart, and about fifteen inches apart in 

 the rows, and from three to five in a hill ; passed through with 

 cultivator three times ; hand hoed twice. The vines quite covered 

 the ground ; they were harvested early in September, first pull- 

 ing the vines by hand and allowing them to lie a few days in 

 rows ; then they were stacked about poles set in the ground, and 

 capped with straw, where they remained till about 22d Septem- 

 ber. They were then drawn to the barn and thrashed with a 

 flail ; the yield proving nineteen and a-half bushels to about 

 half an acre of ground. The variety is the small White Bean, 

 known sometimes as "Soup Bean," "Thousand to One," etc. ; 

 a sample of which you will receive in due time. 



A. G. Hanfoed. 

 Waukesha, September 30, 1854. 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON VEGETABLES. 



There was not so large a collection of Vegetables at the Fair 

 as we had anticipated, but those exhibited were very good, and 

 demonstrated the ability of our soil to grow almost every varie- 

 ty. Proceeding in the order observed in the Premium List : 



Of Celery and Cauliflower, small amount exhibited ; although 

 both so desirable for table use, are not grown much except near 

 cities, where the large demand and ready market always justifies 

 the extra labor necessary for their cultivation. 



Ruta-baga or Swedish Turnips exhibited were fair specimens, 

 though not of the largest growth. They are a profitable crop, if 

 rightly managed, and no farmer should fail to cultivate them 

 alike for the table and his domestic animals. Horned cattle are 

 particularly fond of them, and even swine may be wintered on 

 them, instead of corn. 



The usual yield when sown broadcast, is from 800 to 500 

 bushels per acre ; but if sown in drills 3 1-2 feet apart, and 16 to 

 20 inches in the row, and well cultivated they may be made to 

 yield 900 to 1300 bushels. A patch of 1-4 of an acre, that came 



