EXPERIMENTS WITH MANURES. l^-*- 



EXPERIMENTS WITH MANURES. 



IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIllEMENTS OF THE STATE BOARD OF 



AGRICULTURE. 



Directions for performing the experiments given hy the Board. 



^^ Select a level piece of land of any convenient size, 

 from twenty square rods up to as many acres or more, 

 which should be as nearly equal in its character and 

 conditions as possible. Divide it into five equal parts 

 numbering them 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. 



" Divide the manure which it is proposed to apply, 

 and which should be of a uniform character, into four 

 equal parts. At the time of first plowing in the spring 

 spread evenly one-fourth of the manure upon plot No. 1, 

 and then plow the whole field of an equal depth. 

 Apply another fourth part of the manure to plot No. 2, 

 and then cross plow the whole field to about half the 

 depth of the first plowing. Spread another fourth of 

 the manure upon plot No. 3, and harrow or cultivate 

 the whole field; after which sow or plant the whole 

 evenly, with any crop preferred. Finally, spread the 

 remaining quarter part of the manure upon plot No. 4, 



" Observe that by pursuing this course, each of the 

 five lots will receive equally, a deep plowing, a shallow 

 plowing, and a harrowing or cultivating, the only 

 difference in them being that in No. 1 the manure is 

 buried deep, in No. 2 shallow, in No. 3 buried only 

 slightly, but coated with loam, and in No. 4 left exposed 

 upon the surface \ while No. 5 gets no manure. The 

 manure is to be spread broadcast and as evenly as 

 possible. The after cultivation should be the same on 

 each of the lots, and the harvest of each should take 

 place at the same time. ^ ^ ^ 



