46 TEANSACTIONS. 



mown field ; and a machine that does not work among the lower joints of the 

 grass, will hardly find favor with them. Neither do they want one that re- 

 quires an extra horse.and hand to run to the blacksmith's for repairs. Es- 

 pecially would we urge the importance of lessening, as much as possible, the 

 draft. Though great improvement has been made in this particular, there 

 . eeems no reason for supposing we have attained its limit. A pair of horses 

 now does the work of only five or six men, which shows a great loss of pow- 

 er somewhere. If by any means this could be saved, it would be an achieve- 

 ment worthy of the best efibrts of our mechanics, and would probably add 

 more to the well being of the State, than the thousand and one schemes 

 offered by sagacious politicians for the same purpose. 



Besides, he who succeeds here wins the favor of the fair. For woman's 

 tender and generous nature revolts at the idea of unreasonable service from 

 an animal, which of all others seems best to understand her fine sensibilities. 

 She looks askance, indeed, at all our boasted improvements, which do not 

 include in their scope, kindness to the brute creation, but will bestow her 

 choicest benisons on him, who, while ho lessens the toil of father, husband, 

 or brother, scorns not to take into consideration the comfort of those mute 

 servants, so useful in our business and so dependent on our care and kindness. 



Hitherto, the success of a machine has depended too much upon the man 

 who has managed it. We want such machines as common farin laborers can 

 operate. We are neither able or willing to hire mechanics to cut our grass. 

 If done at all, it must be by the ordinary help of the farm, aud whenever 

 manufacturers shall furnish us with good practicable machines, ^^rotW to be 

 such, at reasonable prices, they may be sure of an extensive demand for 

 them. 



CROPS. 



Thirty crops were entered for premiums, viz. : four of wheat ; six of corn ; 

 four of rye ; four of broom-corn ; two of oats ; five of potatoes ; three of 

 carrots, and two of turnips. The statements were examined, after harvest, 

 by the Executive Committee, and those of the successful competitors are 

 here published. # 



CORIV. 



Statement of Austin L. Clark. 



This crop was grown upon one acre of sandy loam, on which I applied, 

 last year, ten loads of manure. The first week in May I plowed, and turned 

 in ten loads of yard manure, about eight inches deep. I then spread on nine 

 loads of compost and harrowed in. On the ICth of May, I planted in rows 



