95 



Mr. Oil I way and his neighbors are fortunate in having 



apparently an unlimited depth of friable clay on their land 



bordering the river ; they have no poor subsoil to bother 



them while making their improvements. On ascending 



from the river meadows to the upland we found the clay 



gradually replaced by a sandy soil, which brought to mind 



the old quail rain, which contains a hint worth acting on: 



" Clay on sand 

 Makes very good land; 

 Sand on clay 

 Throws money away." 



James J. II. Gregory, for the Committee. 



STATEMENT OP C. K. ORDWAY <v SON OP WEST NEWBURY. 



This piece of land we offer for premium, measuring BOO 

 rods, is on the banks of the Merrimac river between the 

 Intervale and the water. It was covered with wood and 

 bushes. We cut off and pastured it with sheep two years. 



In 1884, we plowed and dug out the stumps, graded 

 down the bank, harrowed, and planted it with potatoes, 

 without manure, at the expense of $75. (The bank that 

 we graded down was washed out eight feet deep in places. 

 We have graded it so that we can mow with a machine to 

 I he water's edge) We raised 120 bushels of potatoes that 

 sold for $1.25 per bushel. 



In 1885. The second year we put on seven cords of 

 manure, plowed and planted with corn and raised 100 

 bushels of shelled corn, worth 75 cents per bushel. 



In 188(3. We plowed and sowed it with oats and grass 

 seed. Raised 50 bushels of oats worth 50 cents per bush. 



In 1887. We mowed from it two tons of English hay, 

 worth $18 per ton, and one and a half tons of swale hay 

 worth $10 per ton. 



In 1888. We mowed from it two tons of English hay 

 worth $18 per ton, and 3200 lbs. of swale hay worth $10 

 per ton. 



