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This year Mr. Ware completes another three years' experimenC 

 with manures, on a piece of land, which, in the opinion of the 

 Committee, is not well adapted for the purposes of this experi- 

 ment. It had been cultivated six years for onions, and must 

 have been pretty liberally siipplied with manure. Of course 

 the dijSerence in the produce of the crops on lot No. 5, and the 

 other lots would not be very great, nor would the results of 

 the different ways in which the manure was applied on these 

 lots, be very marked. His statements for the three years are 

 herewith annexed, and he appears to have conformed to the 

 prescribed rules of the experiment. It would have been more 

 satisfactory to the Committee, and doubtless to the Society, had 

 he drawn such general inferences as the experiment might seem 

 to warrant. Having a thorough knowledge of the land, the 

 Quality of the manure, the peculiarities of the season, and o£ 

 other elements necessary to be taken into the account, he might, 

 have made the whole experiment more valuable in its general 

 teachings, than it is at present. We award to him the third 

 premium of $15. 



ALLEN W. DODGE, ) 



WM. LITTLE, V Committee, 



JOSEPH GOODEIDGE, ) 



i'lRST STATEMENT OF BENJAMIN P. WARE. 



I would respectfully submit the following statement of my 

 first year's experiment as to the best mode of applying manure. 



The piece of land selected for the purpose is neai-ly level, 



and of a uniform quality, it is a dark loam, nine inches deep, 



resting upon a gravelly subsoil, is retentive of manure, neither 



heavy, nor light, but fine and suitable for gardening having 



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