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ply the surface-plough one inch deeper than be- 

 fore, to be followed again with the subsoiler. I 

 shall next apply twenty loads to the acre of stable 

 manure, previously sprinkled with brine. This appli- 

 cation is to be immediately turned under with a shal- 

 low plough, and thoroughly harrowed into the soil. 

 My seed before planting will be steeped twenty-four 

 hours in a weak solution of hen manure and chloride 

 of lime. I shall then plant my corn, which is the 

 King Philip variety, in drills three feet apart, with 

 the grains eight inches asunder, covering the corn to 

 the depth of two inches. 



" In the drills along with the grain is to be ap- 

 plied a fertilizer, prepared by adding together two 

 parts of leached ashes, three parts of the flour of bone, 

 and five parts of well-rotted stable manure. After 

 the corn is fairly up, I shall apply a moderate dressing 

 of ashes, plaster, and lime. For the after-culture I 

 shall use the horse-hoe and hand-cultivator often 

 enough to keep the soil well aerated, and to prevent 

 the growth of weeds. As the ground before planting 

 will be thoroughly pulverized, the plough will not be 

 required in the after-culture. 



" This is the course that has been clearly pointed 

 out to me by my experience of the past year. All 

 the details of this plan were indicated and proved to 

 ~be the best ~by the results of my experimental crop. I 

 therefore accept the plan without hesitation. I do 

 not know that it would be the best method for my 

 neighbor, with a different soil, but I am sure that it 

 is the best for me. In examining and comparing the 



