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2. What is the nature of your soil and subsoil 1 Is there limestone 

 ni it 1 What rocks are found in it ? 



3. What do you consider the best mode of improvirg the different 

 kinds of soil on your farm 1 



4. What depth do you plow '? What effect has deep plowing had 

 on various soils 1 



5. Have you used the the subsoil plow ; and what have been its 

 effects on different soils and crops 1 



Manures. 



6. How many loads of manure (30 bushels per load) do you usu- 

 ally apply per acre ? How do you manage your manure 1 Is it kept 

 under cover 1 or are there cellars under your barns or stables, for re- 

 ceiving it 1 



7. What are your means, and what your manner of making and 

 collecting manure 1 



8. How many loads of manure do you manufacture annually 1 

 How many do you apply 1 



9. How is your manure applied ; whether in its long or green state, 

 or in compost 1 For what crops, or under what circumstances, do 

 you prefer using it, either in a fresh or rotten state 1 



10. Have you used lime, plaster, guano, salt, or any substance, 

 not in common use, as manure 1 In what manner were they used, 

 and with what results 1 



Tillage Crops. 



IL How many acres of land do you till 1 and with what crops are 

 they occupied, and how much for each crop 1 



12. What is the amount of sesd planted or sown for each crop, — 

 the time of sowing, — the mode of cultivating, and of harvesting, — 

 and the product per acre "? 



13. What kind and quantity of manure do you prefer for each, and 

 :at what times, and in what manner do you apply it 1 



14. How deep do you have manure covered in the earth, for differ- 

 ent crops and different soils 1 



15. Have your potatoes been affected with any peculiar defect or 

 disease, and have you been able to discover any clearly-proved cause 

 ■for it, or found any remedy 1 



