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Two acres of corn planted on the Warren lot, was manured 

 with five cords, per acre, of slaughter-house manure, spread 

 and cultivated in, and 300 pounds of Coo's super-phosphate of 

 lime in the hill ; tlie field was planted June 4, with the variety 

 of seed called white Flint corn, hoed as the other crops, topped 

 September 25, and harvested October 26. It produced 200 

 bushels of ears, equal to at least 50 bushels of shelled corn, 

 per acre. Two years ago tliis land was valueless for any crop 

 except pasture grass, and poor at that. The Board liave 

 trenched and drained it, and last spring planted upon it 92 

 apple trees. If the trenching and draining is continued, the 

 Warren lot will become the most valuable land on the farm. 



BEANS. 



Two acres of beans were planted on the plain, June 3, and 

 manured with 300 pounds of plaster and 400 pounds of Coe's 

 super-phospliate of lime, mixed and drilled in. The product 

 of these two acres was 30 bushels of shelled beans. 



Half an acre of cabbages were set in the vegetable garden, 

 the last week of June, manured with four cords of barn manure, 

 and produced 2,500 heads. 



PARSNIPS. 



A half acre of parsnips in the vegetable garden, was manured 

 with four cords of barn manure, and are now in the ground for 

 spring use; the product will probably be equal to 400 busliels. 



Half an acre of marrow squashes, in the vegetable garden, 

 were manured with four cords of barn manure, but, notwith- 

 standing the unwearied care of the gardner, the crop proved a 

 failure, yielding not more than 400 pounds. 



One and a half acres of barley in front of the farm house, 

 was manured with six cords of barn manure spread and 

 ploughed in ; the barley was sown broadcast, May 20, and har- 

 rowed in. It produced 28 bushels per acre. The straw was 

 not weighed. 



The one acre and a half of wheat, cultivated on the lot west 

 of the institution garden, was sown the 12th of April, broad- 

 cast, with four bushels of seed, and harrowed in ; the product 

 was 38 bushels of wheat, weighing 58^ pounds the bushel. 

 The straw was not weighed. The land was manured from the 

 barn cellar, at the rate of six cords the acre, spread and 

 ploughed in. 



Two and a half acres of winter rye, on the hill south of the 

 barn, prodnced 52.} bushels of good grain, 21 bushels per 

 acre. This rye was grown on land upon which 300 pounds of 

 guano, per acre, were spread and harrowed in, and planted 



