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chaff a week, then winnowed and weighed the clean wheat 

 which resulted as follows : 



Lot No. 1, produced 745 lbs. unthreshed w 



•« K 2, " 665 «' 



« '« 3, " 685 " 



« <i 4^ .< 640 '• 



« <• 5^ «« 670 " 



heat, 302 lbs. wheat, 443 lbs. straw. 

 273 " " 392 " «« 



268 •< " 417 " « 



269 «' •' 371 " " 

 246 " " 424 " " 



I For the sake of convenience in reference, I convert these 

 products into rates per acre ; which may be seen in the table 

 annexed. Allowing sixty pounds of wheat per bushel. 



Lot No. 1 produced at the rate of 27 1-15 bush, wheat per acre, 2412 lbs. straw 

 .< <( 2 " " " 24§ «< " " " 2134 " " 



I. « 3 •' •< «« 24 1-6 " " " " 2265 «' «' 



<( <i 4 «< << •< 24J " " '* *' 2020 " " 



a «< 5 << «< " 22 1-6 " " " •' 2308 " " 



It will be observed that the relative weight of straw is small, 

 but it was cradled very high, and full one third was left in the 

 stubble. 



A SYNOPSIS OF THE WEATHER. 



May 



June 



July 



August . . . 

 September. 



Marhlehead, Nov. Uth, 1862. 



THIRD STATEMENT OF BENJAMIN P. WARE. 



The acre of land upon which was commenced the experi- 

 ment on the application of manure in 1861, being in grass this 



