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ments of the Board of Agriculturo. Th5 size of the field is 

 one acre and thirty-two square rods; the division into lots 

 thirty-two rods each, and the number of lots tlie same as in 

 1860 and 1861. Tiie crops, mostly clover, were harvested July 

 7th to 12th, and September 1st to 6th. They were mowed, one 

 lot at a time, with common scythes, when the dew was off, then 

 immediately weighed in the field, and when thoroughly dried 

 the hay on No. 1 was again weighed with the following results: 



No. 1, first crop dry, 1,163 lbs. ; second crop dry, 568 lbs. ; 

 total dry, 1,731. The acre that was manured produced 22,500 

 lbs., or 11|^ tons green hay, or 4|- tons well dried hay. 



Statement of Albert Stratton. 

 I forward a report of third year's crop on the forty-five square 

 rods of land on which I made the different application of 

 manure, as described in the Report of 1860, also in 1861, of oat 

 crop. August 1st, 1862, harvested good well dried hay from 

 lot 



No. 1, 288 lbs. 



9 



3, 

 4, 

 5, 



269 

 386 

 345 



258 



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