94 New Mineral Manure for Clover, 



vations of others, find it varies from 6 to 15 feet and 

 more. I have at thy request, brought with me to the 

 city, for thy use, a box of it, of which I wish thee or 

 thy friends to make a chemical analysis. The result o£ 

 my own, and my neighbour's experience is, that for grass 

 lands, about ten two horse loads to the acre, laid on the 

 surface in the autumn, is better, if the next season prove 

 moist, than double the quantity of any other manure, 

 and will last longer ; changing in two years rough bound 

 aneadow into almost clear white and red clover : but the 

 last dry summer it did very little good. I am in the. 

 practice of mixing in my barn yard, or in the compost 

 heap, the marie with the dung, two loads of the former 

 with one of the latter, and always find when put on my 

 , fallow, that it is as good, or better than the same quan- 

 tity of dung alone, and much better for the clover that 

 follows, but in its crude or raw state, does not do on 

 grain, the first year, except for Indian corn, which some 

 say it helps, by laying it on the tops of the hills in the 

 spring. I put some, in my manure for my garden, and, 

 found it made the clover grow among vegetables, so 

 spontaneously, that we have had much trouble to de- 

 stroy it ever since. 



From thy friend 



JosiAH Reeve. 



At my request. Dr. Seybert analyzed the substance 



sent by Mr. Ree\ e, and found it to be a ferruginous - 



clav. 



J. M. 



