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W. G. WYMAN'S STATEMENT. 



A statement of the completion in 1862 of my experi- 

 ment commenced in I860, and continued in 1861, on 

 the proper depth of applying manures, in accordance 

 with the requirements of the Board of Agriculture. 

 The size of the field, one acre and thirty-two square 

 rods ; the division into lots thirty-two rods each, and 

 the number of lots the same as in 1860 and 1861. The 

 crops, mostly clover, were harvested July 7th to 12th 5 

 and September 1st to 6th. They were mowed, one lot 

 at a time, with common scythes, when the dew was oi% 

 then immediately weighed in the field, and when thor- 

 oughly dried the hay on lot No. 1 was again weighed 

 with the following results : 



First crop, green. 



No. 1, manure plowed deep, 3238 lbs. 

 No. 2, manure plowed shallow, 3078 lbs. 

 No. 3, manure harrowed in, 2892 lbs. 

 No. 4, manure on surface, 2788 lbs. 



No. 5, no manure, 998 lbs. 



No. G, manure intermixed, 3572 lbs. 



No. 1, first crop dry, 1163 lbs. ; second crop dry, 568 

 lbs.; total dry, 1731. The acre that was manured 

 produced 22,500 lbs., or 11 J tons green hay, or 4 J tons 

 well dried hay. 



W. G. WYMAN. 

 FitMurg, October, 1862. 



