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spring, and would also recommend rolling, as soon as 'the ground is 

 sufficiently dry in the spring. It adds compactness' to the soil, 

 and spreads the stocks of the wheat that often come up in clusters. 

 The same advantages are apparent as in rolling newly laid down 

 grass land — pressing in the roots which have become exposed and 

 thrown out by the action of frost. 



I should urge the cultivation of Winter Wheat in preferunce to 

 Spring, for good and valid reasons. First, the yield will be far 

 greater. Second, the quality of grain much better. Third, (and 

 the great desideratum,) the grain will ripen three to four weeks 

 earlier than Spring sown, being in advance of the season of rust, 

 which often overtakes Spring Wheat in its ripening process. 



I trust the subject of Wheat growing will become of more im- 

 portance to New England farmers generally ; and when they shall 

 have tried and fairly tested the experiment, I feel sanguine, no m&n 

 calling himself a farmer, will overlook this valuable crop. 



Your obd't servant, 



HENKY POOR. 



North Andover, Sept. 24th, 1849. 



JOHN NOYES'S STATEMENT. 



To the Committee on Grain Crops : 



Gentlmmen, — I submit for your consideration an account of a 

 crop of Summer Rye, raised on ene acre and two-thirds of a rod of 

 land, the present year (1849). The land on which said rye was 

 raised is of a clay loam. 



In the spring of 1848, I dressed the land with seven cords of 

 common barn manure, planted it with potatoes, and raised a fair 

 crop for the season. 



On the 10th or 11th day of April, 18^9, 1 sowed thirty -six quarts 

 of rye. 



JOHN NOYES. 

 Newbury, Sept. 21, 1849. 



