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been in grass five years, wit liout any top-dressing ; producing 

 the last two years, about three-fourths of a ton of hay per acre, 

 each year. About the middle of May, this year, it was divided 

 into five parts, and stakes put down at each corner, each plot 

 containing ten square rods. 



Upon Plot No. 1, two cart loads (containing 35 cubic feet 

 each) of good manure from my barn-cellar were evenly spread, 

 upon the surface, and the whole lot well ploughed about seven 

 inches deep; then the same quantity of manure, and of like 

 quality, was spread upon Plot No. 2, and the whole lot cross- 

 ploughed to the depth of about four inches ; upon Plot No. 3 

 the same kind and quantity of manure was spread, and the 

 whole well harrowed and marked off for planting, three feet five 

 inches apart each way. The same amount and quality of 

 manure was then spread upon Plot No. 4, and the whole lot was 

 then planted (May 21st) with an eight-rowed yellow corn called 

 in this vicinity the Alden corn. The corn came up very even, 

 Nos. 2 and 3 soon taking the lead and keeping it through the 

 season. The after cultivation was all alike, which was to run a 

 common horse cultivator through it four times, and it was hoed 

 twice. September 20th, the corn was cut and shocked, care 

 being takcu to keep each lot separate. The ground was then 

 ploughed, and sowed to rye. October 20th, the corn was taken 

 in and husked and weighed as follows : — 



Plot No. 1, 

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4, 



corn, 257 lbs. ; stover, 177 lbs. 



" 286 " 102 

 " 277 " 194 



" 242 " 169 



" 165 " 105 



The weather, while the crop was in the field, was nearly as 

 follows : — 



