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The details of the management of the field under discussion 

 may be found in our animal report for 181)3. In 1890 the 

 main j)ortion of the northern part was laid down as an 

 orehard, a number of prominent varietiey of apples, pears 

 and peaches being set out in the order indicated in theaccom- 

 j)anying diagram of the field. To these a number of varieties 

 of plum trees was added in the fall of 1893. The system of 

 cultivation was kept up as indicated in previous reports, bar- 

 ley and corn being raised (between the trees) in 1889 ; vetch 

 and oats, Scotch tares and soja bean in 1890 ; barley and oats 

 in 1891 ; Canada peas and oats, soja bean and Dent corn in 

 1892 ; vetch and oats, soja bean and barley in 1893 ; and 

 in the fall of 1893 the orchard was seeded down to rye and 

 grass. The space about four feet wide around the trees will 

 be kept free from growth by means of the hoe, while the 

 system of manuring as above will be continued for years to 

 come, to ascertain the effect, if any, of the diflferent systems 

 of manuring on the growth and healthfulness of the stated 

 varieties of trees under corresponding circumstances. The 

 fertilizer will be applied as a top-dressing to each plat either 

 in the spring or fall, as circumstances may advise. 



Arrangement of Trees in Plats of Orehard. 



Each plat contains the following varieties of trees, begin- 

 ning at the south. The rows run east and west, and there 

 are three trees in each row of apples, pears and peaches, and 

 two in a row in case of plums : — 



