SECRETARY'S REPORT. 275 



For 1854— 

 Lot 1. — 1 acre, $12 worth guano , ... 



2. — 1 acre, $12 woi-th Mapes' super-phosphate, 

 3. — 1 acre, $12 worth De Burg's super-phosphate, 

 4. — 1 acre, $12 worth potash, 

 5. — 1 acre, $12 worth barn compost, 



660 bush. 

 572 bush. 

 585 buslt 

 628 bush. 

 753 bush. 



Note. — This field had been croppsd with carrots for seven years. 

 The present season has not been generally favorable for carrots, but 

 aside from this, there seems to have been a gradual decline in the 

 crop. It is, however, noticeable, that potash and the composts of manure 

 have sustained themselves best. 



This year, the manure and fertilizers were spread and ploughed in 

 to the depth of twelve inches. The carrots grew well until August 

 1st, when blight became apparent, and the carrots were rather small, 

 but sound and good. 



One acre, field No. 1, Avas divided and manured as follows: One- 

 half acre manured with 400 pounds gutino, spread on and ploughed in, 

 produced 2 tons and 1,800 pounds, equal to 116 bushels. One-half 

 acre manured with 6| cords of piggery compost, produced 2^ tons. 

 This lot is not well adapted to carrots, and the seed did not come up 

 well, hence the reasons for a small crop. 



TuKNiPS. — Two and three-fourths acres were sown to ruta bagas, 

 French, purple-top and English turnip seed, and produced 659 bush- 

 els. Turnip seed was sown among the corn at the last hoeing, but 

 proved a failure. The ruta bagas were inferior, though manured with 

 piggery compost at the rate of 6|- cords per acre. 



Beets. — One-half acre was sown to the turnip and mangold wurzel 

 varieties, on the Brigham lot, manured with piggery compost at the 

 rate of 6f cords per acre. 150 bushels of leached ashes were har- 

 rowed in after ploughing, and the crop was 128 bushels, 113 of which 

 were mangold wurzel, and 25 of the turnip variety. 



Onions. — One acre on the plain, manured with 10 cords of reser- 

 voir compost and 300 bushels of leached ashes, spread and ploughed 

 in five inches deep, the ashes harrowed in ; the ground was rolled and 

 planted May 7th, and in consequence of poor seed, the crop was only 

 205 bushels. 



Beans — Two acres were planted and manured, one acre with 300 

 pounds of Mapes' super-phosphate, in the hill, produced 12 bushels. 

 The other acre was manured with 300 pounds of Coe's super-phos- 

 phate, and produced 15^ bushels. 



