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are meadow mud, ashes, and a small proportion of 

 animal manure. His success has been extraordinary 

 as will be evident to any one who knows the ex- 

 hausted condition of the soil, and who has witnessed 

 the heavy crops it is made to yield. 



In the application of liquid manure, made from 

 meadow mud and potash. Dr. Nichols has been less 

 successful this year than in his last year's experi- 

 ment. A farther trial may establish or overthrow 

 his theory on this subject. We hope he will con- 

 tinue his experiment, for it is of as much consequence 

 that farmers should know what applications are use- 

 less or hurtful, as what will produce abundant har- 

 vests. 



The committee recommend that the communica- 

 tion of Dr. Nichols be published; they also desire 

 him to furnish for publication, the analysis of the 

 mud, and an essay on the subject of peat mud, muck, 

 sand, &LC., as promised in said communication, and 

 they recommend that the society pay Dr. Nichols 

 for his successful experiments, and valuable commu- 

 nications, a gratuity of ten dollars. 

 For the committee, 



DANIEL P. KING. 



Danvers, December, 1840. 



ANDREW Nichols's statement. 



To the Committee to ivhom was referred the communica- 

 tion of Andrew Nichols, on the subject of Compost 

 Ma7iures, Sj-c. 



Gentlemen — Having invited the attention of the 

 Trustees of the Essex Agricultural Society to our 

 continued use of and experiments on fresh meadow, 

 or peat mud, as a manure, it is, of course, expected 



