VOL. XIII. KO. 34. 



AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL. 



12 bushels. In 1833, it was planted to early peas 

 and potatoes, and sowed fo rye ajraiii in Septem- 

 ber. Tills has been a very hard piece to subdue, 

 aud has only been manured in tlie hill when plant- 

 ed. The residue, rather a large half aore, was 

 brokdn up in the fall of 1832, and cross-ploughed 

 in the following Sjjring, and planted in about equ-d\ 

 pai-ts to corn, potatoes an<l cabbage. The corn 

 and potatoes were manured in the hill with stable 

 manure, the cabbage with leached ashes. The 

 corn occui)ied a dry gravelly knoll, and the sea- 

 sou being dry, it was light. The potatoes ocbu- 

 pied a more favorable spot, and were very fine, 

 producing at the rate of 350 bushels per acre! 

 The cabbage Avas also very line ; tliis year, the po- 

 tato lot was planted to cabbage ; the cabbage lot 

 to onious ; and the kuoll to corn again. After 

 splitting and harrowing down the hills, gi-een nia- 

 luire from the cow stable was spread on at the 

 rate of 8 loads per acre, and ploughed in. It 

 was then harrowed, and holed 30 inches apart 

 each way, giving at the rate of about 6000 hills 

 per acre, aud 4 kernels of coin was dropped in 

 each hole, aud covered with two quarts of leach- 

 ed ashes. When the corn was large enough to 

 hoe, the loose mould was drawn around the. corn 

 •and the ashes covered. It has twice since been 

 gone through with the hoe, merely to keep the 

 weeds down, without forming any hill. 



Soil, Upland, loam}. Meadow, naturally wet 

 ajad rairy. 



No. 3. Pond Field. 10 acres. This lot was 

 ,)loughed early in September, 1832, for the first 

 ime, it being a worn out pasture. After bein" 

 larrowed, it was sown with ten bushels of 

 ■vinter Rye, without dressing. The produce in 

 i833, was 80 bushels. It was again ploughed in 

 Hay, 1834, harrowed, and furrowed both ways 

 hree feet nine inches apart, and dressed in the hill 

 vith twelve loads ot" manure per acre. This 

 uanure wa.s compounded of equal parts of 

 laughter house and stable manure and swamp 

 :iuck, with one twelfth leached ashes, all well 

 lixed and fermented. On 1,5th May conmienced 

 lanting to corn. Three rows round the field 

 'ere planted with potatoes. Soil, loamy and 

 rarm. 



No. 4. Hill Field. 10 acres. This field is in 



rass, and produced in 1833, one ton per acre ; 



le present year, one and a quarter tons. Soil, 

 )ann'. 



No. 5. Side Hill Field. 5 acres. This field 

 IS been in grass six years, aud has this year pro- 

 jced one ton per acre. Soil, loamy. 



No. 6. Orchard Field. 7 acres. This field 

 as set out to orchard about fiventy years ago. 

 rees not very flourishing. Planted to "corn 1832. 

 anured in the hill, 12 loads per acre. Produced 

 I l)ushels per acre. In 1833, it was sown to 

 ts, 4 bushels per acre. Oats very stout. Part 

 tor fodder, yielding 2 tons per acre. The 

 3idue stood till ripe, and yielded 35 bushels per 

 re. It was ploughed 1st October, 1833, and 

 wed to grass seed. The management of this 

 !ce was similar to the eight acres of No. 1, aud 

 IS attended with the same efiects. Soil, loamy. 

 No. 7. fi'arren Field. 12 acres. Has been 



grass 5 years. Produced 1832- '33, one ton 

 r acre. Ploughed in spring of 1834, aud ten 

 •es planted to corn Manmed and managed 

 ae as lot No. 3. The residue planted to pota- 

 s. Both this, and No. 3. were hoed twice. 

 2, black mould. 



No. 8. Swail Field. 6 acres. This field 

 j ploughed first time iu September, 1831. In the 

 I spring of 1832, it was cross-ploughed, and planted 

 to corn and potatoes. Manured in the hill as in 

 lots 3 and 7. In 1833, it was ploughed, and being 

 wet, two acres were sovin to barley in June. The 

 product was 20 bushels. The other 4 acres ware 

 sown to corn, broad, cast, vvhicli produced a large 

 crop, which was fed to milch cows, green. Af- 

 ter these crops were taken ofl", 120 loads of com- 

 post manure were spread on the ground, and 

 ploughed in and harrowed. In 15 days it was 

 again ploughed the other waj', harrowed, and 

 sown with 4 bushels herds grass and red top, 

 in equal quantities — two acres of the same 

 being sown with winter rye. Soil, stifl", inclining 

 to clay. 



No. 9. Spring Field. 6 acres. Iinproxed as 

 a pasture until the spring 1832. Three acres 

 were then ploughed, harrowed, and furrowed 

 three feet and an half, one way, with a double 

 niould-board plough. It was manured by drop- 

 ping a shovel full in the furrows every 18 inches, 

 taking 18 loads of long manure per acre. Planted 

 to potatoes. Hoed twice. Produce, 1000 bush- 

 els. In 1833, planted to corn, and managed the 

 same as lots 3 and 7. Produce 50 bushels per 

 acre. In the spring of 1833, one and an half 

 acres more broken up, 1st June. Hal■ro^ved, fui- 

 rowed three and an half feet each way, and 

 planted to potatoes. Manured in the hill, with 12 

 loads long manure per acre. Produce 200 bushels. 

 In 1834, the above four and an half acres were 

 ploughed, and sown to oats and barley. Produce 

 101 bushels of oiits ; 22 bushels barley. The 

 residue of this lot is imcultivated. Soil, similar 

 to No. 8. 



No. 10. Baker Pasture. 12 acres. Broken 

 up for first time in May 1833. Harrowed and 

 furrowed, and planted to corn. Managed as lots 

 3 and 7. Produce 300 bushels. Early in May, 

 1834, it was again ploughed, with the intention ot 

 sowing to oats, but heavy rains prevented. In 

 Jime it was a^ain ploughed, and sowed to oats 

 for fodder, anil produced 14 tons. Soil, rather 

 more loamy than lots 8 and 9. 



No. 11. Pond Marsh. 6 acres. Natural mead- 

 ow. Producing half a ton per acre of coarse bog 

 meadow liay. 



No. 12. P.ay's Meadow. 2 acres. Same as 

 No. 11. 



No. 13. Hill Pasture. 10 acres. Natural Pas- 

 ture — not been ploughed. 



No. 14. Po7id Pasture. 10 acres. Same as 

 Hill Pasture. 



No. 15. Sheep Pasture. 25 acres. Natural 

 pasture — Groves of Pine, Maple, Oak and Wa.- 

 nut trees. 



No. 16. Thicket Pasture. 8 acres. Natural 

 pasture — large grove of Wahmts. 



No. 17. Ox Pasture. 7 acres. This has been 

 laid down six years. It was sown with half a 

 bu.shcl of herds-grass and red top, equal i)arts of 

 each, aud three pounds white clover to the acre. 

 The seed was so«n with barley. Soil, loamy. 



No. 18. Lovett Pasture. 46 acres. Natural 

 pasture — principal part of which is flat, wet and 

 cold. 



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The corn raised in lot No. 3, was the yellow 8 row 

 kind, whicli was introduced into this neighborhood a 

 few years since from the Western part of this State. 

 There were im baskets ; each basket yielding, on the 

 1st of December, 18 quarts and 2 gills shelledtorn. 



The Corn raised in lot No. 7, was principaUy oi' the 

 12 row kind. It was introduced into the neighborhood 

 from Vermont four years since. The yield "was 10U5 

 baskets; each basket yielding 17 quarts and ] gill. 



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Note. — The Winter Rye was injured by blight. The 

 crop of Onions was light, but quality good. The Corn 

 was first quahty. The quality of all other articles was 

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