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ed bone broadcast, planted as the other lots with corn 

 and potatoes. Crop per acre, 68^ bushels corn; 366 

 bushels of potatoes. 



Also, planted 2 square rods without manure — crop 

 per acre 195 bushels of potatoes, 40 bushels corn. 

 The corn was weighed and reckoned 70 pounds to the 

 bushel. 



In the same field I tried another experiment to ascer- 

 tain the comparative value of solid and liquid manure. 

 The solid manure that one cow made in one week was 

 mixed with eight bushels of peat mud ; also, the liquid 

 made in the same time was mixed with the same quan- 

 tity of mud. It remained in the barn between 2 and 3 

 weeks ; during that time it was pitched over twice. 

 Each lot of manure was then put on to one square rod 

 of land, carefully spread and plowed in ; planted it as 

 I planted the other lots with corn and potatoes. There 

 was but little difference in the appearance of the crop 

 excepting the potato tops where the liquid manure was 

 used remained green longer than that manured with 

 solid. The result w^as as follows : 



Where manured with solid, 70 bushels corn, 325 

 bushels potatoes. 



Where manured with liquid, 67^ bushels corn, 333 

 bushels potatoes. 



The land where the above experiments were tried, 

 was rather warm and dry, the soil, a gravelly loam. 



That there should be no mistake about the above 

 experiment, I have carefully attended to it myself. 



JOSEPH HOW. 



Methuen, Nov. 29th, 1843. 



ON FRUITS AND FLOWERS. 



The Committee Report: — That the number of en- 

 tries of fruits and flowers was between thirty and forty. 



The Committee award to 

 Andrew Dodge, of Wenham, for 33 varieties of 



apples and pears, - - - $2 GO 



