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well harrowed. May 15th, .the corn was all planted, without 

 any thing in the hill ; the corn came up well and commenced 

 growing, the half acre on which the manure was harrowed in 

 soon taking the lead, and looking much the best up to about 

 the 1st of August, when the other half acre began to gain upon 

 it rapidly, and at the 1st of September it was evident that the 

 half acre upon which the manure was ploughed in was equal 

 if not superior to the other. The season has been wet, and I 

 should judge, very favorable to the half acre upon which the 

 manure was harrowed in. 



A cultivator was passed through three times, and it was hoed 

 twice. The corn was harvested upon the half acre upon 

 which the manure was harrowed in, one week before it was 

 upon the other, as the corn kept green longer upon the part 

 where the manure was ploughed in than where it was harrowed 

 in, and at the time of harvesting each part, as near as I could 

 judge, was very nearly of an equal dryness. It was harvested 

 from the 12th to the 20th of October, and weighed as follows : — 



Lbs. Lbs. 



Sound corn on half-acre, manure ploughed in, . 2,849 

 Soft corn on half-acre, manure ploughed in, . 137 



2,986 



2,898 



Sound corn on half-acre, manure harrowed in, . 2,787 

 Soft corn on half-acre, manure harrowed in, . Ill 



Balance in favor of manure ploughed in, . . 88 



1859. April 5th. Three bushels of oats were sowed upon 

 the acre, evenly, well harrowed and rolled ; the grass seed was 

 sowed before rolling. The oats were cut July 28th and 29th, 

 well dried, put in the barn, and threshed by a machine, Sep- 

 tember 5 and 6, and produced as follows : — 



Half-acre., manure ploughed in. Half-acre, manure harrowed in. 



Grain, . . . 1 7| bush. Grain, . . . . 17 bush. 

 Straw, estimated, . 1,500 lbs. Straw,estimated, . . 1,800 lbs. 



I860.— Weight of hay, . . 989 lbs. I860.— Weight of hay, . . 1,059 lbs. 



1861.— Weight of hay, . . 948 lbs. 1861.— Weight of hay, . . 775 lbs. 



