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MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURE. 



April, . 

 May, . 

 June, . 

 July, . 

 August, 



P. S. 

 17th. 



It was harvested the 6th of August, and threshed the 



1862. I herewith forward to you the result for the third 

 and last year of my experiment on the application of manures, 

 for the premium offered by your society in 1860, for which I 

 am a competitor. The land was in grass this year, Timothy 

 and clover, and was mown the 8th and secured the 10th of July. 



No. 1, yielded 825 pounds, or 2,750 pounds per acre. 



2, " 694 or 2,313 " 



3, " 643 or 2,147 " 



4, " 544 or 1,813 " 



5, « 487 or 1,582 « 



The value of the crop grown upon each plot of land during 

 thfe experiment, estimating corn at seventy-five cents per bushel, 

 stalks at |5 per ton, wheat at 11.50 per bushel, straw at $7 per 

 ton, and hay at $10 per ton, was as follows : — 



Corn, 



Stalks, 



Wheat, 



Straw, 



Hay,. 



No. 2. 



