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No. XII. 

 By JosiAH White, of Petersham. One acre of heavy, moist 

 loam, on a clay subsoil. Retentive. Crop of 1859 was corn 

 upon sward, with eight cords of green manure harrowed in. 

 First ploughing in 1860, eight inches, second, four. Twelve 

 cords of green barn cellar manure on the four lots. Planted 

 with small Canada corn, May 17th. Horse hoed three times. 

 Harvested October oth, and weighed November 10th. 



PRODUCT. 



No. 1, . corn in the ear, 676 lbs. ; stover, 350 lbs. 



2, . " " 754 " 436 



. 3, . " " 772 " 490 



4, . " " 525 " 360 



5, . " " 380 " 240 



No. XIII.. 



By I. B. Woodward, of Fitchburg. Twenty rods of rather 

 heavy, black loam, on a clay subsoil. Moist and retentive. 

 Crop of 1859, potatoes, with about thi-ee cords of liorse manure 

 to tlK) acre. First ploughing in 1860, eleven inches. One 

 hundred and twenty bushels of green barn manure for the four 

 lots. Planted with corn. May 9th. The crop was destroyed 

 by the combined ravages of the wire-worm and the cut-worm, 

 but the land was reserved for further experiment. 



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