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APPLICATION OF MANURE. 



ALBERT STRATTON'S STATEMENT. 



North Leominster, October Uth, 1862. 

 Mr. W. G. Wyman, — Dear Sir : I forward a report of 

 third year's crop on the 45 square rods of land on 

 which I made the different application of manure, as 

 described in report of I860, also in 1861, of oat 

 <jrop. August 1st, 1862, harvested good well dried hay 

 from lot. 



Lot No. 2 appeared nearly the same as No. 3 and 4, 

 except a small portion was winter killed or did not take 

 well to grass. 



Very respectfully yours, 



ALBERT STRATTON. 



ISAAC B. WOODWARD'S STATEMENT. 



To the Secretary of the Worcester North Agricultural Society: 



Sir : In continuance of my experiment on the appli" 

 cation of manures the result this past season is as 

 follows : 



Lot No. 1, containing four square rods, where the manure 



was plowed in deep, the hay when dried weighed, 130 lbs* 

 Lot No. 2, manure plowed in shallow, the hay weighed, 135 lbs' 

 Lot No. 3, manure harrowed in, weight of hay, 136 J lbs. 



Lot No. 4, manured on surface, weight of hay, 146 lbs. 



Lot No. 5, without manure, weight of hay, 88^ lbs. 



