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a very variable number, per day. In my own case, two men with three 

 horses have been hauling six and seven loads of sixty bushels, fine com- 

 post, a distance of from one-half to three-fourths of a mile, up a long 

 and rather steep hill, and spreading from the wagon, as hauled, upon 

 grass-sod. 



Our larger farmers often have one driver and his team, two wagons, 

 one loading, while the other is drawn to the field ; the driver slips off 

 one of the side-boards, and with his dung-hook draws off piles at nearly 

 equal distances, to be spread as convenient. EDWARD JESSOP. 



LETTER FROM DR. E. L. STURTEVANT, SOUTH FRAMINGHAM, MASS. 



SOUTH FBAMIXGHAM, MASS., April 2, 1S7G. 



FRIEND HARRIS Manure about Boston is sold in various ways. First, 

 according to the number of animals kept ; price varying so much, that I 

 do not venture to name the figures. By the cord, to be trodden over 

 while loading ; never by weight, so far as I can learn price from to 

 $12.00 per cord, according to season, and various accidental circum- 

 stances. During the past winter, manure has been given away in Boston. 

 Handling, hauling to the railroad, and freight costing $4 per cord for 

 carrying 30 miles out. Market-gardeners usually haul manure as a re- 

 turn freight on their journeys to and from market. About South Fra- 

 mingham, price stiff at $8 a cord in the cellar, and this may be considered 

 the ruling suburban price. Very friendly yours, 



E. LEWIS STURTEVANT. 



LETTER FROM M. C. WELD. 



NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 1876. 



MY DEAR HARRIS I don't know what I can write about manures, 

 that would be of use. I have strong faith in humus, in ashes, leached 

 and unleached, in lime, gas-lime, plaster, bones, ammonia ready formed, 

 nitrates ready formed, not much in meat and blood, unless they are 

 cheap. Nevertheless, they often are cheap, and produce splendid effects. 

 I believe in sulphuric acid, with organic nitrogenous manures ; the com- 

 posting of meat, blood, hair, etc., with peat and muck, and wetting it 

 down with dilute sulphuric acid. I believe in green-manuring, heartily, 

 and in tillage, tillage, tillage. Little faith in superphosphates and com- 

 pounded manures, at selling prices. Habirshaw's guano is good enough. 

 So much for my creed. Truly yours, M. C. WELD. 



LETTER FROM PETER HENDERSON. 



NEW TORE, Oct. 26, 1876. 

 Mr. Joseph Harris: 



DEAR SIR If you will refer to my work " Gardening for Profit," New 

 Edition, page 34, you will get about all the information 1 possess on 

 Manures, except that I do not say anything about price. In a general 

 way it might be safe to advise that whenever a ton (it is always best to 

 speak of manures by weight) of either cow, horse, hog, or other stable- 

 manure can be laid on the ground for 3, it is cheaper than commercial 

 fertilizers of any kind at their usual market rates. This $3 per ton, I 



