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The land on -which the above experiments were made is what I 

 call my meadoAv lot, lying northerly from my barns and just 

 below them. 



All of which is respectfully submitted, 



Aaron D. Weld. 

 Weld Farrii^ West Roxhury, Bee. 24, 1862. 



Cheever Newhall, Esq. : 



Dear Sir, — I refer you to my last Report — " Experiments on 

 Manures" — pages 34, 35 and 36 of Transactions for 1861, for 

 the land, soil, and experiments of that year. On page 35 it will 

 be noted that the land was sown to winter rye and herdsgrass 

 seed September 20, 1861 — about five pecks of rye and a fraction 

 over one bushel of herdsgrass seed to the acre. 



The rye was cut and shocked July 18th; weighed the whole 

 and threshed it August 12th, and winnowed it August 16t]i — all 

 of which was carefully weighed on Fairbanks' Standard Scales on 

 my farm, with the following results : 



20 rods on 1-8 of an acre to each lot. 



You will now note that lots Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 had each six feet 

 of well rotted manure. No. 5, no manure ; and in reference to 

 my las't report, No. 6 had two feet of compost applied in the 

 hills, and a top-dressing of six feet of additional composts when 

 laid last fall. 



