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regular routine of farming generally, as we ere compelled to shape 

 our farming to our dairy purposes. 



Returning to the soiling field, I would say, that when divested of 

 its crops, it was plowed thoroughly, to be in readiness for tillage 

 the ensuing spring. 



Our next, or field No. 3, was a sod field of 15 acres, to be plant- 

 ed with white flint corn, it having been in grass and pasturage for 

 five years. VVe commenced about the 24th of April, plowing our 

 regular depth (6 inches) and harrowing till the ground was perfectly 

 mellow; marked it out in squares of 3 feet 8 inches each way, 

 manured by a compost of decayed vegetable matter, (mostly weeds) 

 horse manure and charcoal-dust, the whole of which had been satu- 

 rated with urine taken from reservoir convenient to cow stable, 

 using a shovel-full to the hill. Commenced planting on 1st day of 

 May. After the corn being up a few inches in height, it was plow- 

 ed both ways, and in about three weeks it was repeated, then hoed, 

 and received no more attention till gathered, the yield of which 

 averaged 110 bushels of ears to the acre. We also had 3 fields con- 

 taining 21 acres of yellow corn, planted in fallow ground, cultivated 

 as above; one of six acres having been cut up from the bottom and 

 drawn off, when the stubble hills were plowed out, harrowed, and 

 the stubble carted to the barn-yard, the field being afterwards 

 plowed, well manured, and sowed with wheat, finished 20th October. 



Being presented with six ears of corn, after having finished plant- 

 ing, and having an uncultivated spot of ground, I resolved to give it 

 a trial, and although late in the season when planted, we gathered 

 from the above seed, forty-one bushels of ears, of which I send you 

 a sample. 



After corn planting, we sowed in a peach orchard of two acres, 

 some Russia turnip seed, in drills about three feet apart, without 

 manuring; and, owing to too much shade, and being trodden upon 

 when gathering the peaches, we gathered but 109 bushels of tur- 

 nips. 



Harvest time being at hand, we commenced hay-making about 

 26th June; cutting 6 fields of grass, in all 45 acres, yielding 101 

 tons of hay in fine order, which was housed in loft of barn and 

 cow stable; the whole of which had been consumed on the place by 

 the stock, to the 16th day of this month. 



