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tho thiileeiith of September ; on the first of May following, 

 tliirty bushels of leached ashes was spread, and in Jnne, two 

 bushels of plaster of Paris. 

 Audover, Oet. 18th, 1851. 



hENRY POOR'S STATEMENt. 



t {)resent for premium, samples of White Flint, and Blu^ 

 Stem Winter Wheat. 



Tif the white flint, I measured aii exact acre, which produc- 

 ed twenty-six bushels clear wheat. 



Of the tw^o varieties, it may be difficult to judge which has 

 the greatest intrinsic value for flouring purposes, they both 

 being of the sallie weight, sixty pounds to the bushel. 



The "blue stem," derives its iiaine from the blue shade of* 

 the straWj before and after it is ripe, while the other is of a 

 golder* color. The "patent office reports" from various sec- 

 tions of the collntry, report mord favorably for "Soul^'s blue 

 stem," than any other variety. 



Renewing my anxious desire, (connected with Several years 

 of successful experiments,) I trust I shall be pardoned in 

 briiiging once more to your notice, this rhuch neglected and 

 all important branch of agriculture in New England. Indeed, 

 it would be traitorous in me, or any one else, and selfish in the 

 extreme, to withhold information so necessary to the public 

 good. On this ground, you will excuse the intrusion of one, 

 whose claims are insignificant in matters of general agriculture. 

 I think it no dream of fancy to express, that the time is nigh 

 at hand, when the New England farmer will raise his own 

 bread, aiid to spare — and here, I would ask, what obstacles 

 are in his way ? Should he lack taith, and the little he 

 MIGHT HAVE, NEED CONFIRMATION, let him visit this neighbor- 

 hood, or extend his inquiries into Maine. We all know, good 

 soil and manure are indispensable in producing any cBoi') 

 How little value in comparison with whefttj are ^11 the small 

 grains which eVery felrmer cultivates. No particular art or 

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