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soil, and forked over several times, until well mixed and pul- 

 verized — at the rate of nine cords per acre — which was har- 

 rowed in. In all other respects this lot was cultivated precisely 

 as the other five, hoping by this experiment to prove the profit 

 or loss of the annual use of a liberal quantity of manure in 

 comparison with none at all, or an application once in three 

 years. 



The crop was hoed three times, and weeded by hand twice, 

 during the season. At the second weeding the plants were 

 thinned to six inches, and all vacancies were filled by trans- 

 planting. 



October 29th the crop was pulled, topped and thrown in 

 heaps, where it remained one day to dry before weighing. 



[per acre. 

 Lot No. 1 produced 3,170 lbs., at the rate of 25 tons, 720 lbs. 



Thus showing a balance in favor of lot No. 6, as compared 

 with lot No. 5 — where no manure was applied last year — of 

 19 tons, 140 pounds per acre, which, at $8 per ton, the market 

 value this year — much less than last or many previous years — 

 would amount to $152 56 



Deduct value of 9 cords of manure, at $5, 45 00 



Net profit in favor of the manure for this year, $107 56 

 The efiects of manure upon the second year's crop 

 may be seen by deducting the weight of the crop 

 No. 5 from the crop of No. 1, which is 8 tons, 

 860 pounds, at $8, 67 44 



Added to this year's profit, makes a total of, $175 00 



In favor of the liberal use of manure upon one acre, against 

 using none. 



