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A SYNOPSIS OF THE WEATHER AS AFFECTING THE CONDITION OF THE 

 LAND DURING THE MONTHS OF 



Marblehead, December 23, 1861. 



Second Statement of Benjamin P. Ware. 



lu continuing the experiment commenced 1861, April 17th, 

 1862, 1 ploughed the whole of the land fine, and sowed one 

 and a half bushels spring wheat, after soaking it two hours in 

 strong brine ; then harrowed it in and sowed one bushel red- 

 top seed, twelve quarts herds-grass, and seven pounds clover 

 seed, all mixed together; then brush-harrowed and dragged it, 

 leaving the surface smooth and fine. 



Aug. 12th, cradled and stocked the grain in the field. 



Sept. 3d, weighed the unthreshed grain and st(jred in barn, 

 threshed it immediately and allowed the grain to remain in 

 chafi" a week, then .winnowed and weighed the clean wheat 

 which resulted as follows : — 



Lot No. 1, produced 745 lbs. unthreshed wheat, 302 lbs. wheat, 443 lbs. straw. 



2, " 665 " " " 273 " " 392 " " 



3, " 685 " " " 268' " " 417 " " 



4, " 640 " " " 269 " " 371 " " 



5, " 670 " " " 246 " " 424 " " 



For the sake of convenience in reference, I convert these 

 products into rates per acre ; which may be seen in the table 

 annexed. Allowing sixty pounds of wheat per bushel — 



Lot No. 1, produced at the rate of 27 1-15 bush, wheat per acre, 2,412 lbs. straw. 

 2 " " " 24? " " " " 2 134 " " 



3, " ■ " " 24 1-6 " " «' " 2,265 " " 



4, " " " 24^ " " " " 2,020 " " 



5, " " " 22 1-6 " " ' " " 2,308 " " 



It will be observed that the relative weight of straw is small, 

 but it was cradled very high, and full one-third was left in the 

 stubble. 



