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bushels of seed were also sown here. This part has yielded 

 86 3-4 bushels of oats, and 3 tons, 1061 pounds of straw and 

 chaff. 



Since harvesting my crop of oats I plowed the field, dressed 

 it with "Stockbridge seeding-down mixture," which was thor- 

 oughly harrowed in, and sowed to grass. Ever since Mr. Flint 

 spoke to the Society at its meeting, in Salem, last Spring, I 

 have taken opportunities to talk with other people, and have 

 also read up about grass seeds, to see if I could not find some 

 new mixture that would be adapted to my fields. I based my 

 investigation upon the mixtures then advised by Mr. Flint. I 

 found that the mixtures would be all he said on land that had 

 sufficient moisture, but I do not think they would be good on 

 land that is liable to be affected by drought. Consequently 

 they would not do on my land. 



The result was, I found that Herds Grass (Timothy), Red 

 Top and Red Clover, with a few pounds of Alsike Clover per 

 acre, were, in my judgment, just suited to my wants and lands. 



I have, however, seeded down another piece, about one and 

 a quarter acres, to grass with some Tall Oat Grass in the same 

 mixture as above, as an experiment. 



Since I came to the above conclusion, I was talking with a 

 good farmer, wlio had been looking up the same subject, and 

 been reading both English and American books on grasses, 

 and it was his opinion that the selection I had made was best 

 adapted to my land. 



I will try to report on the result of my seeding with Tall 

 Oat Grass, another season I can now speak highly of Orchard 

 grass, but would add that all land, sown with it, should be 

 heavily seeded. 



Knowing that your Committee are authorized to examine all 

 seed that might be shown to you, I have reported to you as 

 above. 



