MAINE STATE SOCIETY. 103 



Maj — , To — bush, seed, 



days of men sowing, 



cords of stable manure left in ground, 



lbs. guano, sup. pho^., etc., 



bush, wood ashes or lime in ground, 



cords stable manure applied this year, 



lbs. guano, suph. phos., etc., " " 



bush, wood ashes or lime, " " 



Sept. — , days of men harvesting, (mown, cradled 



or reapt ?) 

 boys harvesting, 

 oxen or horses harvesting, 

 expenses of threshing (by machine or 



flail ?) 

 interest on land, and taxes, 



Whole expense, |00 00 



185 . Contra. Cr. 



Sept. — , By — bush, (wheat, rye, oats, barley, mixed ^00 00 

 grains, peas, beans ?) 

 tons of straw, 

 value of manure left in ground,* 



Amount, $00 00 



Net profit, $00 00 



We hope these suggestions may serve to secure the attention of 

 our farmers, and more resolute endeavors on their part to fully com- 

 ply with the requirements of the statute, and the rules of the society, 

 in these particulars, for we believe there is not that readiness on 

 the part of cultivators to avail themselves of the medium afforded by 

 the agricultural societies to make known the details and results of 

 their experiments in the production of crops for the benefit of " their 

 craft," and for the public good, which there should be. The right 

 knowledge and practice in cultivation, with the means farmers now 

 possess, would much increase the products of the State ; and if the 



* Same allowance as in corn. 



