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15. Potatoes. In consequence of the disease that has injured this 

 crop, there were but two and a half acres planted this year ; the disease 

 was very destructive to my crop last year, but thus far nothing has 

 been discovered of it this year. I have not been able to discover either 

 the cause or remedy for this disease. 



16. Herds grass, at the rate of eight quarts to the acre, is sown on 

 bottom land. Clover and herds grass, mixed in equal quantities, is 

 sown on uplands, at the rate of eight quarts to the acre, commonly. 

 Generally sow herds grass in September, when it is sown alone on 

 wheat ; but if mixed with clover, sow it in March, on a light snow, if 

 possible J the sowing is done by hand. The last spring, I sowed herds 

 grass seed at the rate of eight quarts to the acre, on a field of wheat 

 that I wanted to mow. Sixteen quarts of clover seed were mixed with 

 the other seed and sown on fifteen and a half acres. In the fall, this 

 field was not fed off until the clover headed out, when it appeared 

 finely covered with clover. 



17. I usually mow about thirty acres, and expect two tons to the 

 acre. This year the herds grass was killed by a frost late in May, and 

 the estimate made was one ton to the acre. I use the variety of clover 

 known as the "medium," and cut it when one-half of the heads are 

 turned. At this stage, a very considerable proportion of the herds 

 grass will be sufficiently advanced for the seeds to mature. The mode 

 of making the hay, is to move it as little as possible. Generally it is 

 put into cock. When the bottom lands are stocked down, clear herds 

 grass used. 



18. There is no part of my farm that cannot be plowed, except the ' 

 side hills before mentioned. These side hills are in grass and are pas- 

 tured. 



19. I have irrigated a part of my bottom lands. For a few years, 

 the grass was very much increased in quantity ; but the herds grass 

 disappeared, and a kind of grass took its place of but little value. I 

 now suppose that the water was suffered to remain too long on the 

 meadow, and thus destroyed the valuable grasses. This meadow has 

 been plowed up, with a view to subdue it, and again seed it with herds 

 grass ; when it is to be hoped a second experiment in irrigation may be 

 made, with more skill and better success. 



The mode of watering the meadow, was by a small ditch taken out 

 of the brook, at a point high enough to enable me to convey the water 



