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ground, I raised carrots at the rate of nearly 1000 bushels to 

 the acre last year, when the season was less propitious than 

 this. The seed was purchased both years, but from different 

 sources. The value of the experiment is not interfered with 

 by this small yield except in this, that had the carrots grown 

 through the entire season, I am inclined to the belief that that 

 portion manured with the compost would have increased in a 

 greater ratio than the others. The ground was hoed twice, 

 and the crop harvested Oct. 30th. Total avarage cost of pro- 

 duction, including interest on the land and taxes, 15 cts. per 

 bushel. 



Lot, Manure, Cost per Acre, Product per Acre. 



No. 1. DeBurg's No. 1 Super 

 phosphate of lime, 



" 2. Mape's Nitrogenized Su- 

 per phosphate of lime, 



" 3. Mape's Improved do., 



" 4. Guano and Plaster, equal 

 weights, 



" 5. 6 loads compost, 



B. S afford' s Statement. 

 The piece of land on which I tried my experiments was 

 broke up in the Fall of 1853, and in the Spring of 54 a part 

 of it was planted with Potatoes without any manure except 

 a little Guano, Plaster, and hen manure : the remainder was 

 sowed with oats without any manure. Last Spring I spread 

 on a very small coat of green manure and ploughed it in, I 

 then harrowed and furrowed it ready for planting. I com- 

 menced planting on the end that was planted with Potatoes 

 last year. The kind of corn I planted is the Tuscan, or smut- 

 ty white. 



Lot. Manure, Product of 10 hills. 



No. I. DeBurg's super poshphate of Lime, 10 3-4 lbs. of ears. 



*J 2. Two parts muck 1 part Dove manure 13 3-4 " " " 



