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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



No. XIV. 

 By W. G. Wyman, of Fitchburg. One acre of heavy loam 

 on a clayey subsoil. Moist and retentive. Grass, with no 

 manure for three years. First ploughing about seven inches. 

 Four cords of barn manure, 400 lbs. of Coe's ground bone, and 

 200 lbs. of Coe's super-phosphate of lime on the four lots. 

 Planted with yellow corn. May 23d. Horse hoed four times 

 each way, and hand hoed twice. Harvested November 5th. 



PRODUCT. 



No. 1, sound corn in ear, 879 lbs. ; soft corn in ear, 11 lbs.; stover, 1,100 lbs. 



2, " " 785 " " 26 " 1,034 



3, " " 851 " " 9.2 " 1,092 



819 

 349 



21 

 54 



954 

 354 



No. 6, sound corn in ear, 859 lbs. ; soft corn in ear, 00 lbs. ; stover, 958 lbs. 



A sixth lot was added of the same size, and treated lilce the 

 others, except that one-third each of the barn manure and 

 ground bone were ploughed in deep, one-third ploughed in 

 shallow, and one-third harrowed in. The super-phosphate was 

 applied to the hills after planting. 



Results of the Experiments in 1861. 

 No. I. 

 By Elihu Belden, of Whately. Repeated the ploughing 

 and manuring of 1860, and planted tobacco again. 



