ON FARMS. 55 



ON FAEMS. 



ESSEX. 



From the Report of the Committee. 



The Treadwell Farm. — The experiment begun two years 

 ago, for the purpose of showing the comparative value of 

 barn-yard manure, and of two popular commercial fertilizers, 

 has been continued this year. By referring to the reports of 

 the two years previous to this, it will be seen that one acre of 

 land was divided into four equal lots. Number 1 was manured 

 with an amount of Russell Coe's superphosphate, which should 

 equal in cost barn-yard manure at the rate of eight cords to 

 the acre. Lot number 2 was manured with Brighton Abattoir 

 fertilizer, of the same cost. Lot number 3 was manured with 

 barn-yard manure, at the rate of eight cords per acre. Lot 

 number 4 had no manure at all. All the above fertilizers 

 were applied the first year, with nothing else. The product 

 of the lots, for each of the years, is as follows : — 



Lot Number 1. 



First year, 1,510 pounds of barley. 



Second year, 400 " hay. 



Third year, 130 " " 



Lot Number 2. 



First year, overgrown with charlock 



Second year, 1,200 pounds of hay. 



Third year, 460 " rowen. 



" " 280 " hay. 



Lot Number 3. 



First year, 1,890 pounds of barley. 



Second year, 1,300 " hay. 



Third year, 530 " rowen. 



" " 375 " hay. 



Lot Number 4. 



First year, 1,310 pounds of barley. 



Second year, 382 " hay. 



Third year, 75 " 



