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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



No. lY. 



By E. W. Gardner, of Nantucket. Ten thousand one hundred 

 and twenty-five square feet. Rich, sandy loam, clayey and 

 gravelly subsoil, retentive but not wet. For five years in grass 

 without manure. In 1859, after the hay was harvested, six 

 cords of barn cellar manure per acre were applied and turnips 

 sown. Turnips mostly a failure ; those which grew were very 

 fine. In 18(30 ploughed eight inches deep first time, second, four. 

 Three cords of horse, cow and hog manure, with a little peat 

 muck, were applied to the four lots. Three varieties of corn 

 were planted May 11th. Cultivated and hoed twice. Cut 

 stalks September 10th. Harvested and weighed October 31st. 



No. 1, 



2 



o 



4, 

 5, 



May, . 

 June, . 

 July, . 

 August, 

 September, 



This statement in much greater detail may be found on page 

 134, of the Agriculture of Massachusetts for 1860. 



No. Y. 

 By Spencer Leonard, Jr., of Bridgewater. Sixty square 

 rods. Rather light with a sandy subsoil, but neither very dry 

 or very wet. In grass for six or seven years without manure. 

 Crop in 1859, about 1,200 pounds pcracre. First ploughing, seven 

 inches deep ; 272 cubic feet of maniiraon the four lots. Flalited 

 with smutty white corn. Cultivated four times and hoed twice. 

 Cut stalks Septeml)er 10th. Harvested and weighed October 

 25th. Commenced harvesting the day after a rain, and during 

 the three or four days of harvesting it grew dry. This may 



