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the year after. When I saw" ray corn was spoiled, I neglected 

 to keep the synopsis of the weather, required, but think it may 

 be called wet and cold. 



Statement of Albert Stratton. 

 My lot contains forty-five rods ; the soil is rather heavy, 

 moist and retentive of manures. The crop of 1859 was grass, 

 without manure. It was first ploughed seven to eight inches 

 deep, two hundred and forty bushels of barn or stable manure 

 applied, and planted with corn, May 25th, in rows three and 

 one-half feet one way and three feet the other, with a hand- 

 hoe ; was cultivated three times, twice with a horse-hoe, and 

 once with a small plough, and followed each time with a hand- 

 hoe ; was harvested October 16, and the whole product of each 

 lot weighed. 



No. 1 produced 125 lbs. corn and cob, and 140 lbs. stover. 



2 " 200 " " 210 " 



3 " 203 " " 215 " 



4 " 155 " " 105 " 



5 " 60 " " 65 " 



The weather was as follows, viz. : — 

 May, first third, dry ; middle third, very dry ; last third, moist. 

 June, " wet; " moist; " moist. 



July, " wet ; " moist ; " wet. 



Aug., " moist ; " "wet ; " moist. 



Sept., " moist ; " wet ; " wet. 



In making this experiment, I divided forty-five rods into five 

 lots, nine rods each ; ploughed, harrowed, and applied the 

 manure according to the directions given for each lot ; but the 

 season has been rather unfavorable for moist land, and the 

 harvest not great, but it will show the cfTects of manure applied 

 at different depths, for the first and succeeding crops, other 

 things being equal. 



Statement of W. G. IVi/man. 

 My experiment field contains one acre and thirty-two square 

 rods, divided into six equal parts of one-fifth of an acre each. 

 The soil is a heavy loam upon a clay subsoil ; is moist and 



