70 GREEN CROPS AS MANURE. 



of eight dollars be awarded to Dr. David Mighill,df Rowley, for 

 his grey horse 4 years old. 



That the third premium of six dollars be awarded to Mr. 

 Nathaniel Smith, of Danvers, for his black mare colt three years 

 .old. 



The fourth premium of four dollars be awarded, to Daniel 

 Hale, Esq. of Byfield, for his large sorrel mare, 4 years old. 



JEREMIAH CoLMAN, Chairman, 



Roiolcy, Sept 26th, 1833. 



XI. ON TURNING IN GREEN CROPS FOR MA- 

 NURE. 



The Cornmittee on Turning in Green Crops for Manure, 

 report : 



That th.ere are many different sorts of vegetable substances, 

 •when deprived of their living property, by undergoing the pro- 

 ,ces of decomposition, that soon become proper for the nutrition 

 .and support of new plants and fit for being applied as manure. — 

 Their reduction to this state is greatly promoted by their being 

 .exposed to the full influence of the air, moisture, and a suitable 

 degree of heat. And it may be remarked that in vegetable pro- 

 ductions the changes are less rapid than those of the animal kind, 

 and probably much more varied according to the various states 

 find textures of the particular substances, and it is obvious from 

 numerous facts and circumstances that the more luxuriant and 

 juicy vegetables are much more readily decomposed than such as 

 are dry. Hence it is, that fresh vegetable substances are much 

 more quickly converted to that state of decay which is suitable 

 for supplying vegetable nourishment, than straw, of hay a<id pth-, 

 er dry materials of the same nature. And among substances, pf 

 the latter description, buck-wheat has been recommended by 

 Endish and American formers as the most economical and con- 

 venient for this purpose. And the truth of these recommenda- 

 tions has been well illustrated by an experiment recently made 

 of It as a manure by Daniel P. King, Esq. on his farm in Dan- 

 vers. Mr. King in a written communication made to your Com- 



