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The following additional testimonies in favor of guano for dress- 

 ing grass lands are from other sections of the State : — 



An old field that had not been tilled nor manured for sixteen years 

 was dressed with guano four years ago, at the rate of 300 pounds per 

 acre. The first year the crop was more than doubled, the second 

 tripled, and the last two years, has maintained about the same rela- 

 tive advantage over its former condition, as demonstrated by the 

 un-manured land by its side. 



A reclaimed swamp seeded Avith grass six years ago, has continued 

 to produce large crops, and still retains that peculiar verdure which 

 guano or liquid manuring always impart. 



A plat on which empty guano bags were spread three years since, 

 and suffered to remain through the winter and spring, gives strong 

 evidence of the durability of this fertilizer. The spots where the 

 bags were spread, being yet distinctly marked. 



Gould's muriate of lime, reinforced with night soil, as seen, pro- 

 duced good effects on grass lands. See foregoing statement. 



CoEN Chop of 1856. — Thirty-five acres, besides sweet and fodder 

 corn, Avere planted. The yield was 2,940 bushels of ears, estimated 

 at 1,470 bushels of shelled corn, an average of 42 bushels per acre. 



Experiments in Manuring Corn Lands — Fertilizers all spread and 



j>loughed in :^ 



