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plaister, on certain grounds and 

 crops. On Indian corn, three or 

 four bushels over the whole ground 

 best. Produce per acre. Duration. 

 European and Ainerkan plaister 

 alike good. American makes the 

 best cement. Tilth required for 

 Indian corn. Note. Mr. Duffield's 

 son dislikes plaister. (Note) Acid 

 contained in plaister ; and not the 

 calcareous earth is the cause of 

 operation. Note. Experiments to 

 prove the operative principle of 

 plaister. Not credited, by chemists 

 of that day. 

 Rev. Dr. Wharton, page 58. Plaister much used on hilly y 



st07iy and thin soils, intermixed 

 with isivs'lass; f mica J, Quanti- 

 ty so^rvn. Soil not thereby impo- 

 verishedc Not mixed with other 

 manure. Clever lands only bene- 

 fittea. No effect on cold, wet, 

 clay. But on gravel, clover dou- 

 bled in quantity. Continuance. 

 Sown in the spring. On Indian 

 corn, thinks it increases plant, 

 but not grain. Note thereupon. 

 Note. Tarring seed com, and 

 other grain, guards against 

 vermin. Re-planting* Trans- 

 planting. Number of plants in a 

 hill. Furrowing tor corn, and 

 leaving balks. Obsei-v ations on 

 this practice. 



