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raised in Palermo, Waldo County, in the State of Maine, and was 

 purchased by me, from a drove, the last season. She is three years 

 and two months old, and weighs at the present time 760 lbs. Her 

 calf was sold the last of May, at four weeks old ; and the product of 

 her milk is as follows : 



From June 1st to July 1st, 787 lbs. 8 oz. 



" July 1st to Aug. 1st, 720 lbs. 



" Aug. 1st to Sept. 1st, 660 lbs. 12 oz. 



" Sept. 1st to Oct. 1st, 692 lbs. 4 oz. 



Total, 2760 lbs. 8 oz. 



In order to ascertain the quality of her milk, it was set for butter, 



the three first weeks in June ; the result is as follows : 



From June 1st — 1st week, 7 lbs. 11 oz. 



2d week, 7 lbs. 9 oz. 



To June 22d— 3d week, 7 lbs. 12 oz. 



Total, 23 lbs. 



Her keeping through the season, has been good pasturing, with the 

 addition of mown grass at night, until the first of September. She 

 was then fed with corn stalks, in common with the cows. 



EBEN. G. BERRY. 



North Danvers, October 1st, 1846. 



ON TURNING IN CROPS AS A MANURE. 



The Committee on Turning in Green Crops respectfully state, 

 that there have been no entries made on this subject. They there- 

 fore have concluded to make their report, by presenting some extracts 

 on the subject,* gathered from various sources, accompanied by some 



* A Buckwheat crop was ploughed in. The increase of the wheat crop was more 

 than forty-nine per cent. ; that of the rye more than fifty-nine per cent. — JVorthamplon 

 Courier. 



Manures cannot be conveniently carried to all parts of a large plantation; they should 

 therefore be applied to the fields near where they are made, and the more distant fields 

 must be enriched by green crops. It [Buckwheat] has therefore probably greater fa- 

 cilities for procuring nourishment from the atmosphere than most plants have. It has a 



