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feet wide by 13 feet long, with capacity for 8X tons of ensi- 

 lage,, allowing 40 cubic feet per ton after settling 5 feet. 

 At the bottom of the silo are two feet of stone wall laid in 

 cement, upon which rests the frame made of 2 by 6 

 inch studding with girths across, and is ceiled up with sin- 

 gle planed and matched boarding. 



Cost of lumber, $67 26 



Cost of cement, 7 00 



Cost of labor, 38 67 



Total cost of silo, 8112 93 



Respectfully submitted, 



Benjamin P. Wake, 



Chairman. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MANURES. 



To the Trustees of the Essex Agricultural Society. 



Your Committee on manures would respectfully report 

 that they have received one entry, and that is from Hon, 

 J. J. H. Gregory, to whom they would award the second 

 premium of ten dollars. The question of fertilizers for 

 our farms is one of the greatest importance, and any ex- 

 periment, that will shed light on this question is certain- 

 ly valuable. The statement of Mr. Gregory is very in- 

 teresting and instructive, and we deem it worthy of 

 publication in the transactions. 



E. A. Emerson— /or the Committee. 



STATEMENT OF J. J. H. GREGORY. 



To the Committee on Manures. 



Gentlemen : — I have often thought that the following 

 experiment in the application of mineral manure was so 

 clear and satisfactory in its result, that it should go on 

 record, I therefore submit it for your consideration. 



