18 Ml'.. COI.Arw's ADOKESS. 



It is m\ conviction tlid'elbre that on the extended cultivation 

 of Indian Corn, Carrots and Rata Baga, the Essex farmer may 

 hiy tlie foundation of a profitable husbandry. Of the cultivation 

 of other crops and particularly of the smaller grains, wheat, bar- 

 ley, and rye, I have not time to speak. In respect to wheat, 

 much of bur land is unfavorable, probably from a deficiency of 

 lime ; and this might be remedied by the application of lime 

 to the soil either in a crude or composite state, as it exists for 

 example in the spent leeches of soap boilers. The preju- 

 dice generally entertained that the vicinity of barberry bushes will 

 occasion a blast of the grain, deserves farther inquiry ; as I have 

 for the two last years had sound crops of wheat directly in their 

 neighborhood. 



2. I propose next to speak of the application of the produce 

 of the farm. 



The raising of Live Stock cannot be pursued to any great 

 extent by the Essex farmer. The scantiness of our pastures 

 forbids it. Yet in a small degree by producing large crops of 

 succulent vegetables, by a careful saving of his corn-fodder and 

 straw, and by sending his young animals to another part of the 

 country for pasture in summer, he may at least keep his stock 

 good and often go beyond this with advantage. Every farmer 

 should have young stock sufficient to consume his coarse fodder ; 

 and he can often purchase stock brought from the interior at a low 

 rate, the growth of which in this way will be more than an 

 equivalent for their feed. 



The Dairy is another object with the Essex farmer. Butter 

 and cheese always find a ready market in the towns and villages, 

 which are accessible to every part of the county. It should be 

 an object with him to extend this part of his husbandry as much 

 as possible, and to obtain a milking stock of the best qualities. 

 This requires that his animals should be well kept. The pro- 

 duce of a cow in the summer will be materially affected by the 

 manner in which she has been kept in the winter; and our 

 scanty pastures may be greatly assisted by clearing up, draining, 

 and the application of ashes to the surface; besides which we 

 should find great advantage in the cultivation of green summer 



