MANURES. 



199 



Kind of 

 Fertilizers. 



3 O. 



92 



■3^ 



pa 





None, . . 



Poudrette, 



Plaster, 



Super-phosphate 

 of Lime, 



Ilorse and Cow 



Manure, 



Ashes, . . 

 Guano, 



none, 



2 bbls. 

 500 lbs. 



150 " 



4 loads. 

 10 bush. 

 158 lbs. 



$4 00 



3 00 



4 00 



8 00 

 2 00 



5 24 



1335 lbs. 400 lbs. $4 00 

 1413 " 400 " 4 25 

 1427 " 400 " i 4 28 



1535 



1855 

 2030 

 2135 



400 



4 60 



400 " 5 56 

 1000 " 6 09 

 1000 " 6 40 



$140 $5 40 



1 40 5 65 

 1 40 ' 5 68 



1 40 



1 40 

 3 50 

 3 50 



6 00 



6 96 

 9 59 

 9 90 



none, . 

 83 lbs. 

 92 " 



200 " 



520 •" 

 1295 " 



1400 " 



none. 

 $3 75 loss. 



2 72 " 



3 40 « 



6 44 " 

 2 19 gain. 

 74 loss. 



P. S. — These experiments are to ho followed up, so as to find 

 the results upon these lots the second year. 



HAMPSHIRE. 



Statement of N. Austin Smith. 



I have a cistern with a capacity of about ten hogsheads ; the 

 sides are made from water lime plastered upon the solid earth, 

 the bottom is not cemented, the topis boarded over and covered 

 with dirt to keep it from freezing. It is situated in a sandy 

 loam in an out of the way place back of my barn. The drain 

 leading to it conducts the waste water from the sink through 

 the privy ' vault, the bottom of which is made of brick laid in 

 cement witli considerable inclination, which is kept by the flow 

 of water well cleansed, and produces in the cistern a strong 

 liquid and a powerful stimulant for growing plants. The drain 

 above the vault is made of four inch pipe tile, and below is of 

 brick and flat stone four inches by six ; the whole length is six 

 rods, and the descent is seven feet. If the sink ever smells 

 otherwise than sweet, an occasional application is made of the 

 solution of copperas. 



I have distributed the liquid by means of a forty gallon cask 

 standing upon the back end of a one horse wagon. Into the 

 bottom is inserted a tube, on the lower end of which is fastened 

 another one horizontally, which is pierced with a number of 

 small holes and made of two pieces and fastened together at 



