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One quarter acre Parsnips. 



One half acre Rutabaga. 



Four acres Cabbages. 



Four and a half acres Potatoes. 



One half acre Tomatoes. 



Two acres Carrots. 



Two acres Fodder Corn. 



Two acres miscellaneous matters in the Garden. 



Total, twenty-five acres. 



We commend the example of Mr. French to the young and 

 aspiring farmers of our County ; and, referring for more minute 

 information, respecting his farm, to the statement hereto appended, 

 we unanimously award to him the first premium of $25.00. 



We cannot close this report, which, for want of time, must neces- 

 sarily be meagre and brief, without bringing to notice several facts, 

 suggestive of means to render our farms more productive and profit- 

 able, and therefore, in our opinion, worthy of record. 



USE OF GUANO. 



The question is frequently asked, " if Guano, at the cost of fifty 

 dollars per ton, can be profitably used on our soil ; " and also, " if the 

 benefit, where it is at all apparent, is not entirely exhausted by the 

 crop which it first nourishes." In reply, we have to state that a 

 farmer in this County, while yet doubtful of its value as a lasting 

 fertilizer, made with it the following experiments : 



A piece of grass land, which, for several years, had yielded only 

 small return for mowing, was carefully turned up with a large grass 

 plough, about the last week in August, stirring the soil to the depth 

 of eight inches. It was then rolled with a Stone roller and laid 

 level. This operation was followed by using twice the large square 

 harrow. Peruvian Guano, of more than ordinary excellence, mixed 

 thoroughly with coarse sand, — in order to spread it more evenly, — 

 was then spread, with the hand, at the rate of 350 pounds per acre. 

 The Cultivator was now drawn over it lengthwise and across it. The 



