SECRETARY'S REPORT. 19 



FODDER CORN. 



Four acres were planted with fodder corn, three of which 

 were near the barn and the other on the plain. They were all 

 manured with compost from the piggery. The piece near the 

 barn was sown in the drill on May 17, three bushels of southern 

 seed being used, and two of Stoweirs evergreen corn. It all 

 came up well, and was cultivated in the usual manner, yielded 

 a heavy crop, which was cut up from time to time, from July 

 25 to October 15, and fed to the cows. The portion of this 

 piece planted with southern corn, yielded the largest crop, and 

 the cows relished it well, but appeared to prefer the evergreen, 

 which, on the whole, we consider best for sowing for green 

 fodder. The acre on the plain was sown in the drill June 18, 

 two bushels of the yellow northern corn being used. It was 

 cultivated the same as the three acres before mentioned, and 

 produced a good crop. It not being required to feed out green, 

 it was cured for winter use. 



MILLET. 



An acre and a half, on the plain, was sown with millet, 

 manured with four cords of horse manure to the acre, culti- 

 vated in, twelve quarts of seed being sown broadcast on May 

 25. On the 13th of August, when in blossom, it was cut for 

 hay, and after being well cured, weighed 2,666 pounds. This 

 crop was small, but, considering the light, sandy character of 

 the soil, it was as heavy as could be expected. 



POTATOES. 



Four acres, on the plain, were planted with the Davis seed- 

 ling, on the 2d of June, manured at the rate of five cords of 

 compost from the reservoir, per acre, spread broadcast and 

 cultivated in. In addition to this manure, acre No. 1 had 10 

 bushels of leached ashes, or about a gill put in the hill. Acres 

 Nos. 2 and 3, had each 10 bushels of leached ashes and 100 

 pounds of plaster mixed and put in the hill, and on one-third 

 of acre No. 4, a pint of Jersey marl was put in each hill, on 

 another third a pint of leached ashes, and the remaining third 

 was planted without any additional manure in the hill. These 

 potatoes were all hoed three times, and cultivated in the usual 

 manner through the season. Acre No. 1 was harvested Octo- 

 ber 9, and yielded 109^ bushels. Acre No. 2, harvested the 

 same day, yielded 94.^- bushels. No. 3, dug October 11, yielded 

 92 bushels. Acres No. 2 and 3, which received 100 pounds of 

 plaster in addition to the other manure and ashes, which was 

 the same as No. 1 received, yielded, respectively, 15 bushels 

 and 17 1- bushels less than No. 1. The land may be slightly 



