On Plaister of Paris. 61 



for that tedious piece of business, I shall discontinue the 

 application of it in future to Indian corn. 



1 shall be very h.ppy to see the wonderful effects of 

 this substance (1 know not if I may call it manure^ ac- 

 Gouuted for in a rational tnanner. At any rate the dis- 

 covery of its virtues is extremely important to the Ame- 

 rican farmer, as it increases at so easy a rate the quanti- 

 ty of his herbage, and consequently of that species of ma- 

 nure upon which the success of his business principally 

 depends. My intention is to make further experiments 

 with the gypsum, and you may depend upon my furnish- 

 ing you with the results of them. 



I have, dear Sir, the honor to be, 



With much esteem and respect, 



Your humble servant, 



Charles H. Wharton. 

 Hon. Richard Peters, Esq. 



necessary or profitable. Three at the most are sufficient. 

 Although I mention the places where the corn is dropped, by 

 the common appellation of htlls^ we have for the most part 

 abandoned the old practice of hilling. We do not omit the 

 necessary use oi the hoe^ but we earth and tend our corn chief- 

 ly with the plough. 



R. P. 



