20 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Such having been the results of the matter thus far, and such 

 being its present position, it seems hardly worth while to make 

 any analysis of, or allusion to the lew returns Ave have received, 

 as they arc not of a character, when taken alone, to afford any 

 assistance in determining any of the points under investigation. 

 Justice, however, to those individuals who, amid the general 

 apathy of the farming community, have taken the pains to 

 follow out the wishes of the Board, demands that they should 

 receive attention and the most honorable mention. Therefore 

 without expressing an opinion, which would be unwarranted by 

 the small number of experiments, we present in as condensed a 

 form as possible, the simple facts. 



Experiment No. 1, conducted by 0. C. Felton, of Brookfield. 

 Light, dry, sandy loam, but retentive of manures. "Was cropped 

 in 1858 with turnips, manured with 875 bushels of hog compost 

 to the acre. First ploughing, seven inches deep. Crop was 

 corn, manured with 1,120 bushels of manure, one-half green, 

 from the barn cellar, and one-half from sheep. Suffered from 

 drought from and after July 25th. The result, reducing the 

 whole to decimals, and placing the product of the unmanured 

 portion at 100, is as follows : — 



Without manure, ..... 100 



Manure left on the surface, . . . 115 



harrowed in, .... 129 



3^ inches deep, .... 131 



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135 



Experiment No. 2, conducted by L. B. Fish, of North Amherst. 

 Light, dry soil, but retentive of manures. Was cropped in 1858 

 with clover without manure. First ploughing, eight inches deep. 

 Crop was corn, manured with 533 bushels of long manure from 

 the barn cellar, and 5J bushels of ashes in the hill. Suffered 

 none from drought. 



Result. 



Without manure, ..... 100 



Manure left on the surface, . . . 141 



harrowed in, .... 169 



4 inches deep, .... 157 



8 " " .... 198 



