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cover in this statement, any thing particularly import- 

 ant that was not communicated the last year ; and as 

 the regulations of the Society provide that " no object 

 for which a premium has heretofore been awarded by 

 the Society, will be entitled to another premium, unless 

 it be of a higher order, or for qualities different from 

 those for which the former premium was awarded," 

 we do not feel at liberty to award any premium. It is 

 to be regretted that the Committee, whose duty it was 

 to have looked to this matter, had not found it conven- 

 ient to have viewed the premises while the crops were 

 in the field ] such a view would have given a much 

 more intelligent idea of the subject, than is possible to 

 be obtained from any description. We are not distinct- 

 ly informed by Mr. How as to the quantity and descrip- 

 tion of manure applied by him to his lands the present 

 season. In his statement of the last year, page 88, 6th 

 line from the top, for tioo loads, read one hundred loads. 

 His experiment as to the use of liquid manure was of 

 too limited a character to authorise any definite conclu- 

 sion. We hope he will take occasion to give this 

 branch of the subject a more thorough and extensive 

 trial. 



For the Committee, 



Dan vers, Dec, 30, 1843. 



J. W. PROCTOR. 



JOSEPH HOW'S s t a t e xM e n t . 



To the Committee on Experiments on Manures : 



Gentlemen: — Having tried several experiments the 

 last year to ascertain the comparative value of different 

 kinds of manure, I have the present year continued those 

 experiments and tried several more. First, I would refer 

 you to my experiments of last year published in the 

 doings of the Essex Agricultural Society. The ground 

 there described, where I tried several experiments, I this 

 year sowed with oats. In consequence of the drought 



