44 PAsSEMBLY 



Wheat. — Immediately affer tlie potato crop is removed, the 

 ground is cleared of every vine and weed ; it is then harrowed 

 and plowed repeatedly, until the soil is mellowed fine, and a 

 thorough manuring from the compost heap follows. This is 

 plowed and harrowed in. Timothy seed is also sown thick. In 

 the spring, red clover is sown, followed by the roller, which com- 

 pletes the process. I usually sow the white Bergen wheat, which 

 has so often taken the premiums at the Fairs of the American 

 Institute, until it was supplanted by the Australian wheat, which 

 in my judgment is not fit to be raised in this climate. 



My corn during the last year has averaged about 60 bushels to 

 the acre. Wheat do 28. Mercer potatoes do 150. Carrots do 

 325. Rutta baga 450. Red top turnips, (white,) 510. The hay 

 crop is lighter than usual, the crop averaged full two tons to the 

 acre. Rutta baga and red top turnips are raised as a second crop 

 after potatoes, and without any additional manure. 



The following is the product of three acres of land, from which 

 I have this year raised two crops: 1st. The whole three acres 

 were planted with early potatoes on the 1st of March, from the 

 sale of this crop I received in the month of July, $.383.25. After 

 the potatoes were removed, one acre was given to celery, one to 

 spinach, and one to Ruta baga. My turnip crop is about five 

 hundred bushels, estimated at least at $100. My celery is not 

 yet sold, but I have been offered $350 for it, as it is now put up 

 for the winter market, which was refused. The spinach is very 

 large, and well covered, waiting for the spring market. At the 

 usual price for that season, I cannot fail to get less than $200 for 

 the crop. Here is a product of over $1,000 from three acres. 

 The potato crop was thoroughly manured ; the turnip and spin- 

 ach crops were not manured. Tlie celery was enriched with 

 manure taken from the hot-beds, which had already produced 3 

 crops of lettuce, and one of cucumbers. It is unnecessary for 

 me to describe my mode of raising and treating of fruits and 

 fruit trees, as that is fully set forth in the report of your commit- 

 tee of last year, and to which I refer respectfully. 



ELIJAH H. KIMBALL. 



