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as his cattle and hogs would make of manure, and he will find his compost 

 heap almost double in quantity and nearly equal in quality. By this means, 

 we can prevent our farms from being exhausted. " 



David Frost, Norway. 



*' The principal defects of the agriculture of this vicinity are these : first, 

 cropping land without putting on a proper quantity of dressing ; second, 

 allowing manure to go to waste. The remedy for the first is plain; we must 

 cultivate no more tlian we can properly manure. For the second, keep the 

 manure under cover, and use absorbents to save the liquid of the barn, sink, 

 back-house and hog pen." 



D. J. Fisher, Charlotte. 



." Skimming, going over too much land, want of study and plan. Grazing 

 is our proper business. Improve the mowing grounds about the barn, till two 

 tons grow on an acre ; advance out by plowing and top-dressing, and increased 

 crops of hay and larger stocks of cattle will be the result." 



E. S. HoPKiKS, New Portland. 



" Want of drainage, want of agricultural knowledge, want of system, 

 want of some means by which reports on agriculture may be put into the 

 hands of the farmers by the State, instead df their being distributed to law- 

 yers, doctors, and indeed to everybody but farmers, — the number finally 

 authorized by the Legislature being inadequate, oven if they should be fairly 

 distributed. The two copies which I received have been circulated in at least 

 fifteen or twenty families, and caus3S them to inquire why such information 

 is not imparted to the whole community. 



"Wii. Gregg, Freeport. 



" I think the principal defects are, light manuring and not stirring the soil 

 often enough while the crops of CDra and other hoed crops are growing, to let 

 in the air and keep down the weeds — although our farmers are a very indus- 

 trious class of people and strive to do their best." 



Henry IIobbs, Hope. 



" I believe the first and leading defect is, plowing more land to plant than 

 we have manure to dress well. I remarked before that it would be advan- 

 tageous to the owner of a hundred acres of land, to turn that part he could 

 BOt till and dress well, to grazing. But in the division of his farm as it now 

 is, he has more fence to repair than he can now look after. To lay out hia 

 farm again would make the burden greater, so he continues on in tJie same 

 course. Still, with favorable seasons, I have hope that fields during the next 

 five years will yield a better harvest. Farmers must, if possible, make more 

 manure — lliat is wealth. 



J. Adams, WestNewficld. 



