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Answers to Queries on Plaister of Paris, by Mr. Philip 
Price, Jun. of East Bradford, Chester County. 
Agreeably to thy request, I have endeavoured, ac- 
cording to the best of my recollection, to answer the 
queries thou wast pleased to forward to me, which I have 
endeavoured to do in as explicit a manner as possible, 
and hope any incorrectness will be excused, as it is done 
in a hasty manner. 
Query 1. How long have you used the plaister ? 
Answer. Ten years on two different farms; four years 
on the first, and the present is the sixth year on the 
second. 
Query 2. What state was your land in when you 
began the use of it? 
Answer. The first farm I lived on had been much re- 
duced and worn out, but was considerably improved 
with lime and stable manure, for a few years before I 
went on it, and began to make use of the plaister. The- 
farm which I live on at present was also the greater part 
much reduced and worn, and but a small part either 
limed or manured. 
Query 3. What quantity per acre have you generally 
used ? | 
Answer. I have seldom used more than two bushels 
per acre in one season, but generally one and one and 
a half bushels per acre, which I find sufficient if repeat- 
ed yearly whilst in clover. 
Query 4. What. soils are most proper for this ma- 
nure ? 
