63 ON CULTIVATION OF RYE. 



an average 21 inches apart; the roots were covered by hand, 

 and the furrows levelled with a hoe. They were ploughed and 

 Iioed twice in June, once in July, once in August. In June, 

 1832, they were ploughed and hoed twice, and trimmed imme- 

 diately after hoeing ; In August they were hoed once without 

 ploughing. Respectfully yours, Asa A. Abbot. 



THOMAS BAILEY'S STATEMENT. 



to the committee of the ESSEX AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY ON 

 THE CULTIVATION OF MULBERRY TREES. 



Gentlemen — I submit for your consideration the following 

 account of a nursery of white mulberry trees, which were pro- 

 duced from seed sown by me on a lot of land situated in 

 Amesbury, containing about 60 rods. 1 oz. seed sowed 1831, 

 produced about 700 trees, quite thrifty, and grown from 4 to 6 

 feet in height, many of them 7 feet ; one in particular, which I 

 measured, is 8 feet high. 3 oz. seed sowed 1832, produced 

 from 25,000 to 30,000 trees. The above were planted in rows 

 or drills from 14 inches to 3 feet distance. 



Not knowing till lately of any premiums being offered to 

 encourage the cultivation of the mulberry tree, I am unable to 

 give a particular account of labor expended in said nursery : but 

 it is considerable, and the raising of the mulberry tree , from the 

 little experience I have had requires much care and attention. 



Thomas Bailey. 

 Ameshury, Sept. 27, 1832. 



No. X. ON CULTIVATION OF RYE. 



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JOHN KELLY'S STATEMENT. 



to the TRUSTEES OF THE ESSEX AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Gentlemen — 



Having for some years past been more than commonly 

 successful in raising large crops of winter rye by a process of 

 cultivation which I believe is entirely new ; I have been induced 



