MANURES. 147 



No 9 had 19 pounds of corn on the cob, and 21 pounds of 

 fodder, which is at the rate of 19.48 bushels of shelled corn and 

 1,680 pounds of fodder per acre. 



Value, calculated as above, $26 20 



Deduct No. 5, as before, 15 64 



$10 5G 

 Eighty bushels ashes, at one shilling per bushel, . . • 13 33 



Which leaves No. 9 in debt at present, . . . . $2 77 



Thus the account stands at the present time. The past season 

 has been a very dry one, and undoubtedly has affected the crops 

 very much ; but whether it has one kind of manure more than 

 another, it is impossible at present to determine. I am inclined 

 to the opinion that the super-phosphate has been affected by it 

 more than the other manure, from the fact that in many hills of 

 potatoes which were planted with it, it remained without much 

 alteration at digging time ; and possibly it may show itself to 

 better advantage in the succeeding crops than it has at the 

 present time ; if so, due notice will be taken of it. One thing, 

 however, is certain this year with me, it has not paid for using ; 

 while the other manure used, except the ashes, has paid a 

 handsome profit in the present crop, with a fair prospect of 

 more to follow. 



The lots were all planted with yellow corn the 21st of May, 

 and cultivated and hoed twice. It all came up very nearly the 

 same time, and looked very much alike ; but soon Nos. 2 and 

 3 went ahead of the rest, which continued for several weeks ; 

 then No. 1 began to go ahead, and the latter part of the season 

 appeared to be the best, which is accounted for by the fact that 

 there was more fodder than on either of the other lots. The 

 last of September the corn was cut up and stacked on the 

 adjoining land, and October 2 the piece was ploughed and 

 sowed with rye and grass seed, which at the present time look 

 well, and very much alike on the whole piece. 



Si/nopsis of the Weather. 

 ]\Iay, dry month, — good showers in each third. 

 June, 1st third, moist ; 2d third, dry ; last third, moist. 

 July, " " dry; " " dry; " " dry. 

 Aug., " " dry; " " dry; " " dry. 

 Sept., " " dry; " " dry; " " dry. 



