No. 2. 



JVeri; Secdlhig StrawheiTij. 



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and one (^uano, on one acre clover ground 

 that had been mowed ten daj's, and second 

 crop fairly started; and at the same rate on 

 puitLirc ground. The former was fresh 

 grass, on ground that had wheat last year; 

 the latter was an old sod of four or five 

 years standing, the ground very wet. The 

 guano and dry soil has been mixed for about 

 six weeks, kept in a dry loft, and appear to 

 have been well incorporated — result here- 

 after. Immediately after the sowing the 

 weather became dry, and remained so for 

 several weeks, and I have not been able to 

 discover that the guano has had much effect, 

 owing, as 1 suppose, to the extreme drought. 



April '22nd. — Planted corn this day, — 

 Steeped sufficient to plant twelve rows, in an 

 infusion of guano, twenty-four hours previ- 

 ously: planted the remainder of the field 

 with dry seed. That steeped in guano came 

 up tw^o to three days earlier than that 

 which was planted dry. The ground was 

 quite moist- 



May \Qlh. — Found the worms were mak- 

 ing sad work with the corn; and replanting, 

 I found that which had been steeped in gua- 

 no, had almost entirely escaped the ravages 

 of the worm, and continues to this time — 

 May 17th — decidedly ahead of that planted 

 dry. 



May 2>\st. — A heavy frost killed the pota 

 toes to the ground, and the corn very much 

 injured — weather dry, with cold nights — al- 

 together discouraging. 



Jane bth. — Went through the corn with 

 the cultivator, and planted pumpkins in the 

 missed hills, and in going over clipped the 

 dead leaves off. 



June 10th. — Found that the corn notwith- 

 standing the drought, revived and gave en- 

 couragement to hope that all was not lost 

 that appeared in danger. 



July Is?. — About one acre of corn much 

 missed — the remainder of the field flourish- 

 ing. I omitted to note the time of putting 

 the guano on the corn, but think it was 

 about the 20th of May; immediately after 

 putting it on — one half plaster, the other 

 half guano — the ground was dry aT)d con- 

 tinued so for several weeks, and I am in- 

 duced to believe it injured the plant. I 

 found, in many instances, that the ends of 

 the leaves were killed as with frost. That 

 part steeped in guano, does not now appear 

 much better than the other. 



I sowed all the grass land except those 

 lots of experiment, with plaster, at about 

 one bushel to the acre. 



May Ist. — Sowed about one and a half 

 acres of grass in the corn-field, and four or 



five acres of pasture ground with guano 

 mixed with dry soil — about one part guano 

 and two parts soil, put together about two 

 days previous to sowing. The guano emits 

 a fcctid smell, so that it is almost beyond en- 

 durance to sow it, especially as it is a fine 

 powder, and is more subject to the action of 

 wind than plaster. My object, therefore, 

 was to prepare it in such a manner that it 

 could be sown with some kind of comfort, 

 and mixing it with the dry soil succeeded ; 

 it seemed to incorporate itself with the soil, 

 and thus lost much of the smell, and the 

 dust was much more allayed than when 

 mixed with plaster. If comfort in sowing 

 be the object, I think this the best mode I 

 have tried, but am inclined to think that 

 mixing it with plaster, about equal parts, is 

 the most effectual and most beneficial mode 

 of application. 



August SOth. — This application did not 

 make much difference in the appearance 

 until recently. The present month we 

 have had much wet weather; the rain being 

 frequent, but not heavy, except in one in- 

 stance. From this circumstance, and in- 

 formation from those of more experience, I 

 have arrived at the conclusion, that rain or 

 moisture is altogether essential in promoting 

 the benefit of guano, and that it will remain 

 inactive until rain descends, whether the 

 time be long or short. 



July' 16th. — This day sowed headlands 

 around the corn-field, previously well pre- 

 pared, with guano that had been mixed with 

 dry soil, and remained in a dry loft for two 

 months — one part guano and two parts soil, 

 about two bushels per acre — mixed it well 

 with the cultivator — left a small portion un- 

 sovved with guano — ground moist, weather 

 dry, but like for rain. 



July 2Sth. — Sowed the turnip seed, — 

 ground moist — soon after came a hard rain, 

 that washed the ground considerably. Since 

 that time many gentle showers, and turnips 

 look promising. There is quite a percepti- 

 ble difference between that sowed with gua- 

 no and that omitted. As the corn and tur- 

 nips are yet to be gathered, I am unable to 

 report the result. Wm. Embree. 



East Bradford, Sept. 1st, 1845. 



Nbav Seedling Strawberry. 



C. M. HovEY, Editor of the Magazine of 

 Horticulture, has produced another seedling 

 strawberry, which he calls the Boston Pine, 

 and describes as possessing very valuable 

 qualities. " The fruit, very large, roundish or 

 slightly conical, always very regular in form : 

 Color, deep, rich, shining red : Seeds imbed- 



