33 



No. 9 had 19 pounds of com on the cob, and 21 pounds of 

 fodder, which is at the rate of 19.48 bushels of shelled corn and 

 1G80 pounds of fodder per acre. 



Value calculated as above, S26.20 



Deduct No. 5 as before, 15.64 



10.56 

 80 bushels ashes at Is. per bushel, 13.33 



Which leaves No. 9 in debt at present, .... $2.77 



Thus the account stands at the present time. The past season 

 has been a very dry one, and undoubtedly has affected the crops 

 very much ; but whether it has one kind of manure more than 

 another, it is impossible at present to determine. I am inclined 

 to the opinion that the superphosphate has been aifected by it 

 more than the other manure, from the fact that in many hills of 

 potatoes which were planted wath it, it remained without much 

 alteration at digging time ; and possibly it may show itself to 

 better advantage in the succeeding crops than it has at the present 

 time ; if so, due notice Avill be taken of it. One thing, however, 

 is certain this year with me, it has not paid for using ; while the 

 other manure used, except the ashes, has paid a handsome profit 

 in the present crop, with a fair prospect of more to follow. 



The lots were all planted with yellow corn the 21st of May, 

 and cultivated and hoed tAvice. It all came up very nearly the 

 same time, and looked very much alike ; but soon Nos. 2 and 3 

 went ahead of the rest, which continued for several weeks ; then 

 No. 1 began to go ahead, and the latter part of the season 

 appeared to be the best, which is accounted for by the fact that 

 there was mofe fodder than on either of the other lots. The last 

 of September the corn was cut up and stacked on the adjoining 

 land, and October 2 the piece was ploughed and sowed with rye 

 and grass seed, which at the present time look well, and very 

 much aUke on the whole piece. 



Synopsis of the Weather. 



May was a dry month, although we had good showers in each 



third. 

 June, 1st third, moist ; 2d third, dry ; last third, moist. 

 July, " " dry; " " dry; " " dry. 

 Aug., " " dry ; " " dry ; " " dry. 

 Sept., " " dry; " " dry; " " dry. 



The average of the thermometer for May was 54.13°, which 

 was nearly two degrees less than the average of the last twelve 

 years, and about two degrees colder than the last two years. 



