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The result is, that No. 3, or the plot that had the manure 

 harrowed in, is 11 cents ahead of No. 2, or plot that was 

 ploughed four inches deep ; 70 cents ahead of No. 1, where 

 manure was ploughed eight inches deep ; and 5 dollars 24 cents 

 of Plot No. 4, where manure was left on top, exposed to sun 

 and wind. No. 1 took the lead for the first year in corn, but 

 No. 3 got the lead the second year, and has kept it. 



The land, I thought, was all alike when I commenced the 

 experiment, and still think that it was. 



Statement of Spencer Leonard, Jr. 



Having entered as a competitor for the premium for an 

 experiment in the application of manure, commencing in 1862, 

 and ending in 1864, I will state the result of this year's 

 operations. 



You will recollect, from the statement of last year, that the 

 corn was taken off and shocked, and the ground sowed to rye 

 September 20th. 



The rye came up well, and looked very even this spring, 

 except Plot No. 5, where there was no manure, which was 

 nearly all winter killed. It was cut and shocked about the 

 middle of July, and taken in and threshed about the 12th of 

 August, and weighed as follows : — 



The weather, while the crop was growing, was nearly as 

 follows : — 



May, . 

 June, 

 July, . 



