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third cords barn manure per acre, spread broadcast and ploughed in. 

 Product, 429^ bushels — 392^- sound, 37 soft, or SS/^ bushels to 

 the acre. 



Also, three acres on west side, north end, manured with a compost of 

 meadow muck, husks and lime, at an expense of twelve dollars per 

 acre. Product, 258^- bushels — 220 sound, 38^ soft, or 86^ bushels to 

 the acre. 



One acre on west side, in centre, manured with six dollars worth of 

 barn manure, and three hundred pounds Mapes' super-phosphate. 

 Product, 110 bushels — 97 sound and very nice, 13 soft. Weight of 

 stover, 4,470 pounds. 



One acre on west side, in centre, manured with six dollars worth of 

 barn manure, and three hundred pounds De Burgs' super-phosphate. 

 Product, 108 bushels — 96 sound and good, and 12 soft. Stover, 4,325 

 pounds. These two acres were side by side — barn manure ploughed 

 in, and the super-phosphate mixed with loam before being used. 



On Warren Lot. 

 One and three-fourths acre, planted May 31, with sweet, pop and 

 early white corn. Manured from reservoir mixed with coal ashes and 

 ploughed in. The institution received from this field eighteen dollars 

 worth of green corn; also, 100 bushels were harvested. 



Corn on Fay Farm. 



The amount of land was by estimation six acres, and manured with 

 the remnants of all the fertilizers used on the State farm, with the 

 exception of one acre, which was manured with manure from the 

 barnyard. The whole amount of corn on this piece was 470 bushels 

 — 400 sound, 70 soft, 78-3- bushels of ears to the acre. This piece 

 was greensward, and had been mown several years previous. 



Note. — One half acre of the above piece was manured with two 

 hundred pounds super-phosphate, Mapes', and produced 38 bushels 

 good corn. 



One-half acre by the side of the above was manured with two 

 hundred pounds De Burgs' super-phosphate, and produced 43 

 bushels of good corn. The corn on these last two pieces ripened 

 much earlier than any other in the field, and was decidedly the best. 



Lastly. The acre and one-half planted for fodder produced a good 

 crop. 



ONIONS. 

 On Field No. 1, front of Piggery. 

 Five-eighths acre manured with six cords barn manure, and two 

 hundred bushels leached ashes, worth thirteen cents per bushel, 



