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on a small handful of our own made guano to the hill and 



cover. 



We apply our manure to our grass land in two ways, one by 

 turning the land over with the plough in August or Sept., 

 where the ground is such that we can, and put the manure on 

 the top, sow the grass seed, then harrow and roll it. This we 

 think the best way, as we get a good crop the first year ; but 

 where the land is too wet to plough, we spread it on the top as 

 early in the fall as we can. In all cases we want to get out 

 our mud and let it lay in one pile as long as one year at least, 

 before using, and if it should lay longer it would be the better. 

 We consider the scrapings of the wood shed and yard, one of 

 the very best articles to put into the hog yard to mix with the 

 loam. 



Auburn. Dec. 17, 1851. 



Root Crops. 



Seasonable entries were made by Harvey Dodge of Sutton, 

 for 1-2 acre, and 1-4 acre of carrots, and 1-4 acre of ruta bagas, 

 by William S. Lincoln, for 1-2 and 1-4 acre of carrots and 1-4 

 acre sugar beet. The season in this section of the country had 

 been unusually dry, which had greatly affected these crops. It 

 is much to be regretted that more entries for these premiums 

 had not been made. Roots, particularly carrots, were grown 

 very successfully in other parts of the county, and it was ex- 

 pected that other entries would have been received. 



Mr. Lincoln stated to the committee, that he had noticed in 

 cases where the rows of the root crops were in a north at)d a 

 south direction, the roots had suffered more from a blast which 

 had injured them, than in those cases, in which the rows were 

 in an east and west direction ; that his observation was of the 

 present and past years : that he had conversed with others, on 

 the subject, and their experience coincided with his. The fact 

 was new to the committee, and is now mentioned for the pur- 

 pose of requostiug information from others of their knowledge 

 in relation to this subject. The committee, desirous of viewing 



