MECHANICS AND MANUFACTURES. 



* CYEUS KILBTJKN'S STATEMENT. 

 WHITE BEANS. 



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My beans were grown on a soil of sandy loam. For 

 several years it had been planted with Indian corn. I 

 used no manure, but put upon an acre 500 pounds of 

 Coe's superphosphate of lime ; the land was plowed-six 

 inches deep ; harrowed once and furrowed one way ; 

 planted the early white pea bean, last of May ; pulled, 

 dryed and harvested last of September. They are of 

 superior quality for baking, and ripen early ; raised 

 on one-eighth acre 320 pounds, equal to 421 bushels to 

 the acre. 



Cost of Phosphate for one-eighth acre $2,00 



Plowing ,38 



Seed and planting 1,50 



" Cultivating 1,50 



" " Harvesting 1,50 



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Your Committee found on exhibition a fair display of 

 articles in this department, although by no means so 

 extensive as in some former years ; upon which they 

 proceeded to distribute their favors with due judgment 

 and discretion. Some of the specimens presented were 

 very good, but on the whole, we think that the high 

 character of this section for mechanical and manufac- 

 tured productions, was not indicated in the exhibition 

 to-day. Many branches that might have been repre- 

 sented, were not to be seen. We trust that another 



