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In the next place, we ofler two acres and ten rods of rye and 

 wheat, in equal proportions. This lot was precisely as the 

 other in regard to turf. In 1849, planted to broom corn, and 

 obtained 2188 pounds of brush upon the same. In 1850, 

 ploughed under the broom stalks with green manure, about the 

 same as above, and planted with corn, which was cut up 15th 

 September following. September 20th, ploughed and sowed 

 to wheat and rye, one and a half bushels of wheat being 

 sowed to the acre, and one bushel and four quarts of rye to the 

 acre. Cut the same from July 17th to 19th, it being very 

 green. The berry was very soft. It laid out one week before 

 being housed. Threshed it out by hand. The whole amount 

 of wheat and rye was eighty-four and one-half bushels ; forty- 

 three and one-half bushels of wheat, and forty-one bushels of 

 rye, measured running from the mill, to the half bushel. 

 These lots of land lie in Northampton meadows, the one called 

 the Wright lot, and the other the Pomeroy lot. 



NOKTHAMPTON, NoV.^ 1851. 



Root Crops. 



To William P. Dickinson was awarded the premium on 

 carrots, $6. 



William P. Dickinson's Statement. 



The crop of carrots I offer for premium, was grown upon a 

 quarter of an acre of ground, which is set to young fruit trees. 

 It has been planted with potatoes for three years, and well 

 manured. Last April, I spread on seven loads of manure, and 

 ploughed it in, eight inches deep. About the middle of May, 

 I ploughed the land into ridges and sowed upon the top of 

 them. It was hoed three times, and harvested in November. 



The whole amount was as follows : — 

 60 bushels carrots, (50 pounds each,) 30 cts., - ,f 18 00 



One-third of the manure to next crop, - - - 2 33 



$20 33 



