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manures once in two years, had produced about one ton of 

 hay to the acre, composed of wild grass with a small share of 

 redtop, and a large quantity of soxir brakes. Bushes had in- 

 creased each year on this lot notwithstanding all efforts to 

 eradicate them. 



The quality of the soil differs somewhat from either of the 

 other lots ; the soil being more cold and wet than No. 2. 



My first operation on this lot was to cut a drain from the 

 west outlet of lot No. 1, across the road, and about 20 rods 

 through this lot where it emptied itself into a lot of light loamy 

 land at the north-west corner of lot No. 3. 



This drain was cut four feet wide and three and one-half 

 deep, and a culvert of 12 inches square. was built of stone at 

 the sides and covered with flat stones, and was filled to within 

 10 inches of the surface by carting and tipping in small stones, 

 of which there was an abundance on the lot after I had com- 

 menced breaking it up, which was in September, 1847. The 

 whole lot has since been used for various root and herb crops 

 up to 1852, when it was all laid down to grass. I should have 

 stated that this lot had never been ploughed previous to 1847. 

 I permitted it to lay for one year, and till during the summer 

 that the lot was idle, 15 hogs were permitted to work over the 

 sods, which they did in a pretty thorough manner by the 1st 

 of September, 1848. At that time I caused a drain to be cut, 

 of the same dimensions of the other, commencing at the outlet 

 of the centre drain, which emptied out of lot No. 1, directly 

 through the centre of lot No. 3, and filled it, after laying a 

 culvert in the same way that the other was filled. This drain 

 is used for conveying off the surplus water in winter and early 

 spring. 



The water can be turned into the east or west drains as it 

 is wanted, by closing a flood gate in the centre drain at lot 

 No. 1. The cost of sinking stones, as well as clearing the 

 small ones off, and grading up the low places, was something 

 more than lot No. 2 ; and my crops have been equal to all* la- 

 bor on the lot except digging the two drains, each 20 rods in 

 length ; cost of digging, $25 ; only one-half the expense o 

 these drains should go to this lot. The west drain, which takes 

 the water from the west drain on lot No. 1, was constructed to 

 take the wash of the barn cellar, a soap shop, and all other out 



