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to bo (ounil in the inanuro. In the table of re- 

 Its I sli ill make no nccount of the beets. Some 

 lowarjoc oui;lit to be made for the ditVerence in 

 I. .Mti^r much tliouglit upon tbis point whore 

 tiniun is to decide, I cun do no belter than form 

 other diagram, and number the squares accord- 

 i( to the estimated quality of the soil. And I 

 11 .'iupp.-so that No. I is better by l-20lh than 

 . •,>, and that 2 is better by l.aOth than 3, and so 



TJut without noticinfr this qualification farther, at 

 •sent, 1 sliall now give a table showing the 

 .ual products, as obtained by weight, at the time 

 harvesting, which was in the latter part of Octo- 

 -. The figures express the number of lbs. ob- 

 •ned from each bed. To get the rate of yield 

 acre, multiply any one of these figures by 800. 

 Piita- Car- Rut; 



Ifwe look back for those which have yielded 

 ost, we shall get the following results: 

 For Corn. 



Best, Cellar compost. 



2d best. Ashes and ox dung'. 



3d do. 

 4tli do. 

 5th do. 



Muck and oil mcnl. 

 ftluck and horse dung. 

 Ashes and muck. 



For Potnloes. 



Best, Ashes and muck. 



2d best, Cellar compost. 



••Jd do. Ox dunn, 



4tli do. Oil soap, 



5tli do. Horse dung. 



For Cnrrols. 



Best, Cellar compost. 



2d best, Muck and oil meal. 



;M do. Ox dung. 



4th do. Ashes and ox dung. 



5th do. Nitrate of soda. 



For Ruia Baga, 



Best, Muck and salt ley. 



2d best, A^hes and muck. 



3d do. Collar compost. 



4th do. Nitrate of soda. 



5th do. Human urine. 



From this arrangement it would appear that the 

 compost from the barn cellar did best; that was 

 composed of both the dung and urine of cattle, 

 horse, hogs and human beings mixed with straw 

 and muck. It may have been bolter than the ave- 

 rage from the cellar, and probably was, though 

 there was no design to have it so. The soil too 

 of bed 13, on which this was put, is classed No. 1. 

 Next to this comes ashes and muck on No. 10, 

 here the soil is classed No. .'>. It soenis to mo 

 unnecessary to draw out the results more fully. 1 

 will merely string along names nearly in the order 

 of value according to my experiment. 



1. Cellar compost. 2. Muck and ashes. 3. 

 Muck and nitrate of soda. 4. Muck and oil meal. 

 5. Muck, ashes and ox dung. 6. Pure ox dung. 

 7. Muck and horse dung. 8. Horse dung. 9. Oil. 

 soap. 10. Three bushels of muck alone. 11. Six 

 bushels of muck. 12. ftliick, lime and ox dung. 

 13. Muck and ox dung. 14. Muck and bone. 15. 

 Muck and oil soap. 16. Muck and plaster. 17. 

 Muck and old leather. 18. Muck and lime. 19. 

 muck and fish. 20. muck and woollen rags. 21. 

 Muck and new leather. 22. Muck and salt ley. 

 23. Muck and human urine. 24. Muck and ox 

 urine. 25. Muck and carbonate of ammonia. 26. 

 Muck and salt. 27. Muck and gravel. 28. Muck, 

 salt and lime. 29. Muck and meat. 30. JVothiv, 

 Although my corn, carrots and ruta bagas came up 

 well on bed 16, which had no manure, they all per- 

 ished, or very nearly so. This soil was of mid- 

 dling quality on the lot. And the facts in regard 

 to this bed tell how far I succeeded in manage- 

 ment so as to learn precisely what the manure ivoidd 

 do. 



Many calculations might bi- made and many in- 

 ferences drawn from the above facts, which my en- 

 gagements at present do not permit me to go into 

 and which few would have p.itience to read, 'i'lie 

 e'ements are all given and the curious who are so 

 disposed may determine what my crop of each kind 

 was per acre on each bed — what additions and sub 

 tractions for variations in soil, &c. 



My liquid manures were probably too strong in 

 the early part of the season — for while the other 

 crops almost perished there, beets excepted, the ru- 

 ta bagas, which were sowed late in June, did well 

 the salt ley seems very favorable to the ruta baga 

 Three bushels of meadow mud gave a better crop 

 than six bushels — and this quantity (3 bush.) did 



better alone than with nearly two thirds of the arti- 

 cles mixed with it. 



This experiment shows the worth of the several 

 articles used as manure, for one year only. It is 

 desirable that their clfects upon future crops should 

 be observed : this must be done before the full 

 value of the experiment can be received. 



The crops upon this ground were small, as I 

 knew they must he. The cost of the manures was 

 about .'^5 50. The labor about as much more — 

 while llie crop was not worth more than $~>. 



I have attended per.sonally to every thing that 

 has been done to the lot, and have performed the 

 greater part of the labor with my own hands. No 

 pains have been spared to make the trial as accu- 

 rate as possible. 



THE MOON. 

 We think this vagrant, changeful, and not total- 

 ly spotless vestal, has altogether too much notorie- 

 ty, either for her own reputation, or the good sense 

 of her traducere. Time was, when she had the 

 credit, from the notable husseys of Europe, and 

 America too, of causing all the ills that aflected 

 them — curdling their milk, uncurdling their cheese, 

 preventing the butter from coming, spoiling the 

 meat — now swelling it in the pot, and anon shrink- 

 ing it; disordering the children, turning the heads 

 of the young folks, and crazing the older ones ; 

 causing the domestic animals to cast their young, 

 or stirring up strange and unnatural appetites in 

 them ; blasting the seed of the farmer, or with- 

 holding the expected crop ; — in short she was the 

 chosen and prolific home, whence issued all the 

 hobgoblins, witches and sprites that afflicted fallen 

 humanity. On the other hand, the poets and sen- 

 timentalists apntheosised her as the fruitful mother, 

 not only of all the chaster virtues, but as the har- 

 binger of all good fortunes, and the beslower of 

 benefits unnumbered to the human race. 



It can hardly be said, as in most other extreme 

 views, that truth lies between, as we conceive it 

 lies no where in this controversy. The fair damsel 

 is one of the sources of light to us, and for her 

 mild, benignant rays, and at all times pleasant va- 

 rying phase, we bless her gentle presence. She 

 is the favored recipient of many a poet's lay, and 

 her silver brows are hung with the garlands woven 

 by the love-lorn lass or her devoted inamorata ; and 

 she is always the kindly mirror to receive and re- 

 flect at the genial hour, the cherished forms of 

 those wo love in distant lands. 



But divested of all sentiment, and taking the 

 philosophical view of the matter, we are obliged 

 candidly to confess, she has but little to do with 

 nature's operations, who always deals with matters 

 of fact alone. The moon, by her proximity and 

 weight alone, acting in accordance with the gene- 

 ral laws of matter, attracts and is attracted by our 

 earth. The solid matter, from its adhesiveness, 

 she moves not, nor stirs perceptibly the water in 

 our inland seas and lakes. But on the vast body 

 of the ocean and the atmosphere, she acts to a 

 great extent, producing liquid and serial tides. 

 These have various influences on such animal and 

 vegetable life as are directly connected with them, 

 and are fruitful of other pheaomena. But with 

 these, the plain farmer has little to do ; and we 

 may safely say to him, that in all his operations he 

 will most effectually promote his own interests and 

 act in accordance with the dictates of common sense, 

 liy not consulting an old crone's legend in connec- 

 tion with the moon. — Amer. Jgricidl. 



