86 ON CULTIVATION OF CROPS. 



In 1836 it was ploughed and planted with corn and 

 potatoes ; tolerably well manured, nothing extra. In 

 1 837, it was sowed with Barley, with a few loads of 

 manure spread; the greater part of the crop was sor- 

 rel. In 1838, it was again planted with corn and 

 potatoes ; it was decently well manured. After this 

 crop was taken off, it was ploughed and the Rye was 

 sown. In 1839, seventy-seven bushels of rye of supe- 

 rior quality was gathered from the field. It grew 

 quite high, something more than five feet, and appear- 

 ed uncommonly well in the field. The manure used 

 was a compound from the barn yard, hog pen, and 

 the collections from gutters, ditches, &c. &c. There 

 was raised on the farm 31 bushels of Spring Rye 

 also. There was raised also about 220 bushels of 

 corn this season, and about 130 bushels of barley. 

 There was nearly 400 loads of this compost manure 

 made on the farm the last year. When this land was 

 planted, there was put upon it about 1 1 loads to the 

 acre. Considering the kind of soil, the crop of rye 

 was thought to be very good. 



John Edmonds. 



Essex, ss. Jan. 9th, 1840. 



Personally appeared, John Edmonds, the Superin- 

 intendant of the Town Farm, in Danvers, and made 

 oath that the facts stated in this communication are 

 within his knowledge, and that the same are true. 

 Before me, 



John W. Proctor, Jus. Peace. 



