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neighbors who doubted the economy of steam were offered a round 
price, $5 per acre, for similar work, but, after making experiments 
with an acre or two, declined to proceed even at that price. After 
the first four years little subsoiling was deemed necessary. The follow- 
ing statement shows the amount and kind of steam-plowing done in 
eleven years: 
; Sub-soiling. | Plowing. Searifying. AS} ag 
as Acres. Acres. Acres. Tetal anaes 
208) Se se ees Ain 277 1, 401 480 2,158 
SG A eee eee See 191 | - 409 264 | 864 
WSO see ssa slsacss (cements 98 496 317 911 
HEIs tetas ets oo Sane Meas lenges leases SUD ee aes = oe =| 310 
ies tigers AS acts ork le Se wee ete [nie oid 6 ee ise 637 174 | Sil 
Mise 2.5 dares irates Stet atone sie [Paeaiere slag Maw S22 vel | 257 | 573 
Lisle Sere) Sy Sea AES Ne, Son Oh 2 ee ee ee 386 116 | 502 
es (Oma ars sans Sotemeie(facsee « [ace esatee ols 231 277 | 558 
cies Oars Ae ee | 296 130 426 
Mei ee Doe eek hs Pose 57 304 5d 416 
SUN hae, ot oN ed a. [a Ce ogy | gee eae | . 7,584 
Wishing to avail himself of any possible aid from chemistry, Mr. 
Prout .obtained from Dr. Voelcker analyses of three samples, repre- 
senting fairly the peculiar constitution of the varieties of soil found on 
his property. They show no remarkable degree of fertility, although 
they possess abundance of aluminum and lime, important though com- 
mon and inexpensive constituents of a good clay soil. An apparent 
excess of oxide of iron has not materially depressed the rate of yield. 
The following is the record of the chemist: : 
NG: Tel No: 22 “Noma 
Rmiaanicnmaglelss setae woe eae ooo ao Wu o.oo cdlde Soe epee eee ALS 4. 46 5. 49 
ORIG CCL EN ee eR i oo Sns5 Sina ens « oe Sees Pepe 4. 80 4,29 aon 
PUM ae eee esse dacs Bees matoan aa dle See eee 5. 29 4. 90 2. 06 
SeUUOMa LOO NMG saan e see inc eisk nn os cone ee eo eee 2. 45 4,74 1.80 
PRIS LIEU Gr CLO ve rene ee ee oof de Sea eee . 08 .O1 . 09 
[EROS THONG SACO ss lowe t eee Se ee 5. poche een deen oe ONL O s12 OT. 
Mirage SUT e t= eas Meee Me oo. aaa nae aa ee ele 1. 84 1.59 . 80 
THOUS AiO aie eas ee | a a AS A ss ent Sn Sy | ate aii 
BVOC ote ters ee eo tee Oe te ok Jo ee eae ae eae ee USO raGens .16 
insolablevmatters)........ 22528020. Ba fins So Soke eee aS (95S £95175) SOSOL 
PRO tals ose = a aerate se cece ce . « Nacmeemasaeeioe 100.00 100.00 100.09 
Semen WARIO. 2-025 cademete. --~--- on 02 «eee OeUL: AQ GE cana 
The accompanying plans represent the property as it was originally 
and as it appears at present. The proprietor furnishes the following 
explanations: 
The parts shaded show the fields that were either exchanged or bought. It may be 
seen that some were most inconveniently situated. There are still, according to new 
plan, several pieces that it would be advisable to buy, but they are so tied up that they 
cannot be sold. 
It may be noticed that the course of the public road from Sweet Dews to corner of 
private gravel-road has been changed and made straight by agreement with the Lord 
of the Manor, and undertaking to incur a great part of the expense of, making the same 
myself. I gained half an acre of land by the improvement. 
The thick dotted line running from Blount’s farm-house to southwestern extremity 
of farm is a wide open ditch receiving the drainage of all fields on that side of farm. 
In field No. 5, two wells of large size have been made. The one near the public road 
takes the water from a natural spring. There isa pump in the road to take this water 
for engines. The other well receives the drains from the surrounding fields. 
