130 MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURE. 



Statement of George Chandler. 



In obedience to your call, I proceed to answer the questions 

 you have propounded in relation to my farm and its manage- 

 ment. • 



1. "Of how many acres does your farm consist, and when did 

 you purchase the same ? " 



Ans. My farm consists of forty-seven acres, and I purchased 

 it in the spring of 1838. 



2. "What was the condition of the land at that time ? " 



A. The land and its fences were in a poor condition ; the 

 amount of hay which I cut the first year, being only sufficient 

 to winter six cows. 



3. " What proportion was tillage, pasture and wood ? " 



A. Thirty acres were devoted to mowing and tillage, and 

 there were nine acres of pasture and eight acres of wood ? " 



4. " What amount of hay was cut then, and what amount 

 now ? " 



A. See answer to second question. I now winter thirty head 

 of cattle from the proceeds of my farm. 



5. " What grain do you raise ? " 



A. Oats and corn, they being best adapted to my soil. 



6. ^ What roots do you raise, and what value do you place 

 upon them for stock ? " 



A. Last year I raised one hundred and forty bushels of pota- 

 toes ; two tons of carrots ; one ton of beets ; one hundred and 

 forty bushels of fiat turnips ; and four hundred heads of cab- 

 bage. I consider these, a highly valuable food for cattle, both 

 in promoting growth and healthfulness. 



7. " At what time do you seed down grass land ; in spring, or 

 in autumn, and at about what date, — ^kind and quality of seed ? " 



A. I seed my grass land, both in spring and fall, with clover, 

 Timothy, a;nd redtop. I put upon the acre about eight quarts 

 of Timothy ; eight quarts of redtop, and six pounds of clover. 



8. " What time do you apply top-dressing to grass land ? " 

 A. In September, I toi>dress my grass land with compost 



manure. 



9. " How do you apply manure, composted or not, ploughed 

 under, or on the surface, and what quantity, per acre ? " 



A. See previous answer. I spread uncomposted manure, 



