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less were, to some extent, by its quantity as well as its quality, 

 might be thought, by some farmers, to warrant the conclusion 

 that harrowing in manure is the most judicious and profitable 

 mode of applying it. Such a conclusion will be more satisfac- 

 tory, if arrived at legitimately, through an examination of the 

 facts, than if accepted upon trust. 



As [these experiments have been conducted at considerable 

 expense to the society, considerable space is devoted to their 

 consideration, in order that their results may be rendered easily 

 accessible and practically useful to those for whose benefit they 



were projected. 



Alden S. Bradfokd, Supervisor. 



Statement- of Spencer Leonard, Jr. 



Application op Manures. — Mr. Leonard, in his statement, 

 says: In compliance with the rules of the society, I will give 

 you the result of the experiment in the application of manure, 

 commencing in 1862, and closing in 1864. 



The weather, while the crop was in the field this year, was 

 nearly as follows : 



First 10 Days. Second 10 Days. Last 10 Days. 



May, . ' . wet, moist, moist. 



June, . . dry, dry, very dry. 



The grass was a mixture of clover and bluegrass, and, on the 

 plots manured was a fair crop. It was cut June 29th, andwhen 

 well cured, weighed as follows : 



As my statements for the years 1862 and! 1863 gave the 

 amount of crops and mode of cultivation for those years, I will 

 now give you only the amount of produce of each plot, with its 

 estimated value for each of the three years. In the following 

 estimate, corn on the ear is valued at $1 ; rye, 12.60 ; hay, $1 ; 

 corn fodder and straw, 50 cents — per cwt. 



