42 ON GREEN CROPS AS A MANURE. 



order to test with exactness, the comparative advan- 

 tages of the two processes ; but do not hesitate to ex- 

 press their satisfaction, at the result of Mr. Keely's 

 experiment as far as it went, and would recommend 

 that a gratuity often dollars be awarded him for his 

 valuable communication. 



For the Committee, 



JOSEPH K1TTREDGE. 

 Dec. 31, 1839. 



JOHN KEELY'S STATMENT. 



To the Committee of the Essex Agricultural Society, } 

 on turning in Green Crops as a Manure : 5 



Gentlemen, — Perceiving that for several years no 

 claim has been entered for premium on Green Crops, 

 and deeming the subject one of great importance, I 

 have concluded to present you with a statement on 

 this subject. And I do it more with the hope that 

 perhaps others may become incited to try the effica- 

 cy of this mode of manuring, than on account of the 

 great result abstractedly considered. 



The experiment was made on the same estate 

 where the crop of rye was raised, on account of 

 which 1 obtained the Society's premium, in 1832, but 

 on a part which is very inferior in quality, to the piece 

 on which that crop was raised. It is indeed so poor 

 that nothing but sorrel grows upon it spontaneously. 



But, although I have long been firmly convinced 

 of the great efficacy and economy of Green Crops, yet 

 I thought sorrel alone scarcely fit even to plough in for 

 manure, until the following circumstance convinced 



