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ably is nearly the corz'ect result of the experiment. The con- 

 dition of the land at the time of sowing, cutting, etc., were 

 alike on both acres. 



The second experiment was with corn, as follows: On one- 

 half acre was applied 300 lbs. of Bradley's X L fertilizer; 

 200 lbs. of it was spread and 100 lbs. in the hill and planted 

 with Longfellow's Corn and produced 23 bushels corn, and 1265 

 lbs. stover. Another one-half acre was fertilized with 200 lbs. 

 of Stockbridge Hill and Drill, spread on and 100 lbs. in the hill 

 as before, and planted with the variety of corn that was on the 

 farm, whatever that might be, and produced 21^ bushels of 

 corn and 1120 lbs. stover. These lots of land were of the 

 poorest quality on the farm. 



The committee are disappointed in this experiment, and in 

 truth do not consider it an experiment at all, as it proves noth- 

 ing. If the same fertilizer had been used on both lots it 

 might have shown which was the better variety of corn ; or if 

 the same variety of corn had been planted on both lots, it 

 might have shown which was the better fertilizer ; but, as it is, 

 nothing is shown but the necessity of exactness in experiment- 

 ing, which so many fail in. 



CROPS OF THE FARM. 



42 cords of Slaughter House manure, 22 cords of Stable 

 manure, 5 tons of Bradley's X L fertilizer, 300 lbs. of Stock- 

 bridge Hill and Drill fertilizer were applied during the season. 



1135 bushels of corn, 31 tons of corn stover, 21 tons and 

 1725 lbs. of Hungarian Hay, 10 tons of English Hay, 14 tons 

 of Meadow Hay, 6| tons of carrots, 420 bush, of potatoes, 20 

 bbls. of apples, and 9 bush, of beans, have been raised on the 

 farm. 



The committee are pleased to be able to report that the 

 buildings, on the farm, are in good repair and will need but 

 trifling expense for several years. 



Benjamin P. Ware, O. S. Butler, C. P. Preston, S. D. Hood, 

 Committee. 



