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wide at the top, eighteen inches deep, and twelve inches at the bot- 

 tom ; and have ploughed seven acres of my bush pasture, sowed 

 four acres with rye for feed, two bushels of rye to the acre ; the 

 remaining three acres I intend to sow with oats in the spring, for 

 feed, in order to test the comparative value of oats and rye for feed. 

 Where I sow rye I also sow timothy at the same time, six quarts of 

 seed to the acre ; and in March or April, sow six pounds of clover 

 seed on the snow, and let the rain cover it. 



JONAS HOLT. 



Andover, October 22d, 1845. 



ON ROOT CROPS. 



The Committee on Root Crops, Report : 



That there is but one claimant, Mr. Paul P. Pilsbury, of 

 Andover, to whom they award the Society's premium of six 

 dollars. 



The crop is not considered superior by the Committee, but 

 as the land was of an inferior quality, they feel justified in 

 giving the above award. 



By order of the Committee. 



ERASTUS WARE. 



Dan vers, Nov. 17, 1845. 



PAUL p. PILSBURY S STATEMENT. 



To the Committee on Root Crops : 



Gentlemen, — The land measured by Mr Dascomb, whose certi- 

 ficate accompanies this communication, was in 1843, when I came 

 into possession of it, in grass. In the fall of the same year I plough- 

 ed it, and the next spring harrowed it smooth, furrowed it, and put 

 on eight loads of compost manure to the acre, and planted it with 

 white beans ; crop eleven bushels to the acre. 



The first week in June last, I ploughed the ground again, har- 

 rowed it down, then furrowed it with a double mould plough in fur- 

 rows three feet apart, and put seven cart loads of compost manure 



