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No. 3, ploughed by 22 furrows, 8 or 9 inches deep, yielded 

 twenty-three bushels of ears. This ploughing was apparently 

 deeper than the soil ; but in the latter part of the season the 

 crop suffered much less by the drought than either of the lots; 

 and had the soil been as good, the crop would have been much 

 superior. 



No. 4, ploughed by 28 furrows, 61 inches deep, yielded twen- 

 ty-two and a half bushels of ears. 



No. 5, ploughed by 28 furrows, 6 inches deep, yielded twen- 

 ty-one bushels of ears. 



No. 6, ploughed by 36 furrows, 6i inches deep, yielded twen- 

 ty-two and a half bushels of ears. The soil of this lot was rath- 

 er better than the other parts of the field. 



From the result of this experiment, my opinion is decidedly 

 in favour of ploughing our lands much deeper than is usually 

 practised by our farmers. Especially is it beneficial on lands 

 liable to be injured by the drought. 



EBENEZER BERRY. 



Danvers^ Kovemher 19, 1822. 



I certify, that I assisted in measuring the before mentioned 

 corn, and that the foregoing statement is correct. 



JONATHAN DUDLEY. 

 Essex ss. Nov. 19, 1822. The above named Ebenezer Berry 

 and Jonathan Dudley, declared the statement by them sub- 

 scribed to be the truth, before me, 



JOHN W. PROCTOR, Jus. Pacis. 



Salern^ Jan. 1, 1823. At a meeting of the board of Trustees, 

 Voted, that a premium of fifteen dollars be awarded to Mr. Ebe- 

 nezer Berry for his experiment in endeavouring to ascertain the 

 relative advantages of deep and shallow ploughing. 



Attest, JOHN W. PROCTOR, Secretary. 



No. VIII.— ON WORKING OXEN. 



The Committee on Working Oxen report, that the number 

 of competitors for premiums were less, and the cattle offered, 

 inferior to those in years past 



