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of land. The soil is a light loam. Previous to 1849 said lot 

 had been used for a rye field, and occasionally a crop of corn. 

 The rye was generally of good quality. The yield, from six 

 to twelve bushels per acre. When corn was planted some 

 ashes were used, otherwise no manure was applied. Subse- 

 quently the crops have been as follows : — 



1849, Indian corn ; 20 loads of manure from the yard spread 

 to the acre. 



1850, winter grain ; clover sown in the spring. 



1851, clover; the first crop mowed; the second crop, which 

 was an average one, was harrowed down and ploughed in 

 about the middle of August. About the 20th of September 

 two bushels of wheat per acre was sown. 



The present season (1852) the wheat was harvested. AVe 

 obtained from this field 27|- bushels of excellent quality. The 

 white flint was the kind sown. 



It will be remembered that no manure of any consequence 

 has been applied to the above field for a series of years, with 

 the exception of the year 1849, and that the soil is of ordinary 

 quality. 



Deerfield, Sept. 28, 1852. 



Lafaijette Anderson's Statement. 



I would say to the committee, that when I entered this piece 

 of wheat for premium, it had not been measured ; I thought, 

 however, there was at least an acre, but upon measuring it 

 there was but 151 rods ; so that, according to the rules of the 

 society, it cannot draw a premium, even if superior. I will, 

 however, present the following statement : — 



In 1851 it was planted with corn. Manner of cultivation in 

 1851 : I spread 24 loads of stable manure upon the sward and 

 ploughed it in, then applied a top-dressing of 35 loads of the 

 same kind of manure, and gave it a thorough harrowing; put 

 a mixture of plaster, ashes and hen manure in the hill, planted 

 three feet apart each way. Yield, 125 bushels shelled corn. 

 In the spring of 1852 I dug up the old corn stubs, harrowed 

 the land well with a heavy harrow before sowing, but did not 

 plough. Used no manure this year. Sowed two bushels of 

 wheat (do not know the kind) the last of April ; harvested in 



