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4th. Four hundred pounds De Burg's super-phosphate, at an 

 expense of twelve dollars. Product, 25,630 pounds, or 512^ bushels. 



These carrots were sown June 8 and 9. They were thinned to 

 about the rate of nine to the foot. They grew from the first, rapidly, 

 and at harvest produced an excellent crop of large, long, and sound 

 carrots. 



The whole amount of carrots raised the present year was 2,471 

 bushels, or, at 50 pounds per bushel, 61 tons, or 1,560 pounds. 



BEETS. 

 In Front of Piggenj. 

 Blood beets, 78 bushels ; turnip beets, 66 bushels ; mangel wurtzel, 

 87 bushels. 



PARSNIPS. 

 In Front of Piggery. 



93 bushels. 



CABBAGES. 



5,000 heads. On the whole, an inferior crop. 



BEANS. 



Two and a half acres, poor gravelly soil. Yield, 60- bsshels — 

 quality good. Manured lightly with piggery manure. 



TTJRlsriPS. 



E,uta Bagas, one and one-fourth acre on field No. 1, by piggery, 

 ^lanured with eight and one-third cords piggery manure per acre. 

 Yield, 668 bushels. Very nice and sound. 



One-half acre above old reservoir, sown with Skirving's Swedish 

 turnips. Yield, 186 bushels. Three cords barnyard manure. 

 Turnips small but sound. 



Turnips sown on early pea bed (purple top.) Yield, 39 bushels. 



Eleven different varieties from the Patent Office were sown in 

 August, on ground which produced rye this season. The yield was 

 good, and some varieties were excellent. These will be reported on 

 by the Secretary of the Board. The amount, 109^ bushels. Land, 

 about one-half acre. 



OATS. 



Three acres on Island, so called. Sown April 26, without manure 

 and seeded to grass ; yield, 72 bushels ; very good quality. The 

 grass on this piece looks well. 



Two acres on field number two, north of the institution. Sown 

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