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Amount brought up. - - 64 loads. 



hi the same month put upon winter rye, 12 

 bushels of bone, unmixed. Also, 12 bushels 

 bone, mixed with soil and ley, - - 1 " 



In October, spread upon grass lands, com- 

 post of loam, ox manure and hog manure, 11 " 



Have applied of compost, - - 76 " 



" *' not compounded, 36 " 



besides the poudrette, nitrate of soda, and salt. 



At the present time I have on hand fit for use, three 

 large heaps of soil, into which about 6000 gallons of ley 

 have been put, and the heaps have been hove over two 

 and one of them three times. My men think that these 

 heaps contain about 150 loads, but as it is matter of es- 

 timation, I propose to call the quantity 100 loads. 



Also 100 bushels of barilla in 4 or 5 loads of 

 soil, - - - _ 7 u 



Also, two casks of lime and nine bushels 

 of salt in two loads of soil and muck, 2 " 



Now prepared, - - - 109 " 



Also, there is at this time, in my barn cellar, 

 a compost of muck, ox manure, horse manure, 

 pig manure, and the emptyings of the sink 

 drains and privy, 8 or ten loads, say - 8 " 



117 " 

 In addition to the above, I have about 90 loads of soil 

 in beds for the reception of ley the ensuing winter, into 

 which 1200 gallons has already been put. Probably, I 

 have 100 loads of meadow muck, dug at this time, which 

 is designed for use the ensuing spring and summer. 

 Should the weather permit, 1 shall probably add to my 

 heap of soil an hundred loads, in the course of a (ew 

 weeks, and to my muck heap a still larger quantity. My 

 loads are probably something above 35 bushels generally. 

 The stock on my farm was, from April to August, one 

 yoke of oxen only. In August, 1 purchased two pigs ; 

 in October, three more, and recently have procured four 

 heifers. A horse also is kept on the place at present, but 



