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to add a shovelfull of loam and thoroughly mix the two ! 

 That would be compost, worth more load by load than clear 

 manure to any farmer. Compost ! Compost ! How long shall 

 nature pi'each to us in its annual outpouring of compost upon 

 the fertile meadows of the Connecticut, the Mississippi, the 

 Amazon, the Danube, in fine, upon all our rivers whose bor- 

 ders are famed for their fertility — borders made fertile and Aepi 

 fertile by this compost alone — before we begin to learn how 

 invaluable are nature's teachings ? We talk of analysis ! 

 What is it worth ? Apply it to yellow sand and analysis 

 finds nothing of value. Apply it to clay and analysis says it 

 is worthless Now, mix these two as is done by the waters of 

 these rivers and the result is a fertile soil. Analysis finds 

 nothing in coal ashes. Apply these ashes to your trees and 

 mix them with the earth, and the brute matter expresses its 

 thankfulness in a more luxuriant foliage and a greater burthen 

 of fruit. On every band the farmer is admonished by nature 

 to mix, mix, mix ! Now, in the case of the farmer to whom 

 we have alluded, were he to adopt the plan of employing a 

 man with a horse and cart to draw in absorbent matter to mix 

 thoroughly with his manure he would never after have oc- 

 casion to complain that he was short of manure even though 

 he might cultivate double the land he now does. 



J. F. C. HAYES, Chairman. 



STATEMENT OF HIRAM A. STILES. 



The crop of 1863, on the land on which is the crop of 

 Turnips I now offer for premium, was one-half grass with no 

 manure, the other half turnips on which was applied four 

 loads of manure made up of 125 pounds ofCoe's superphos- 

 phate of lime and one barrel of fish guano. Quantity of land, 

 two acres and sixty-nine rods. 



The crop of 1864, on four-fifths of the land, was turnips — 



