93 ox FARMS. 



I first cut an outlet across the public road, and then ditched the 

 lot, which was quite expensive ; but the muck was a good compen- 

 sation. My next process with a part of it was to cover it with sand, 

 or sandy loam, which cost for one acre fourteen days labor of one 

 man, and one yoke of oxen and cart. Most of this work was done 

 in tlie spring, before the frost was out of the meadow ; harrowing at 

 different times, about two days. 



Compost manure, about twelve cart loads, of forty bushels each 

 was next applied, composed of three fourths sandy loam and one 

 fourth manure, from the barn cellar, with leached ashes in an equal 

 proportion. On this I sowed one half of a bushel of grass seed, in 

 1844. The remaining six acres did not require so much outlay as 

 this, and therefore the above is more than an average outlay. 



On some of it I had a good crop of grass at first without any oth- 

 manure than leached ashes, spread on, about 150 bushels to an acre, 

 and seeded in the spring of the year, with oats and grass seed. 

 Most of this has given a crop of one and a half to two and a half tons 

 of grass per acre. 



I think much benefit is derived from harrowing in the Spring, 

 when the frost is leaving such land. I removed some of the turf, 

 but do not think it necessary or profitable. Nearly all the above 

 meadow has yielded two crops each season for the two years past. 



The second lot — a peat meadow, was partly covered with bushes, 

 the other part producing but little grass. Mud from one to four feet 

 deep. One acre reclaimed in 1847. A part of it I covered with 

 sand, about fifteen bushels to the rod, the other part had no sand ap- 

 plied. It was then harrowed, while the frost was leaving the ground. 

 It was then dressed with 120 bushels leached ashes, and sowed with 

 oats and grass-seed and produced a good crop of oat-straw. It has 

 since been dressed with compost manure, and I think has yielded 

 two tons of hay per acre. 



On the third lot which was partly covered with small water bush- 

 es, about 80 loads of sand were hauled, in the winter of 1847. Hai- 

 rowed the next spring when the frost was coming out. In Septem- 

 ber carted on about 12 loads of compost manure, made nearly in the 

 following manner : three fourths sandy loam ; one fourth clear ma- 

 nure, (solid and liquid) from the barn cellar ; then sowed down with 

 about one half bushel of Herds grass seed. Its yield was not far from 

 one and a half tons per acre. 



