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Spring, in order to supply the need of the plant. I have found bone super 

 phosphate valuable upon warm sandy soil, with three hundred pounds per 

 acre. Common salt is superior to the above, with one barrel per acre ; 

 wood ashes and quick-lime are both valuable at the rate of eight bushels per 

 acre. I have never known a chemical fertilizer to prove of any value when 

 plowed under or buried beneath the reach of the plant. 



A lamentation comes through the columns of the Country Gentleman 

 of last week, from a farmer in Pennsylvania, who experimented with super 

 phosphate by plowing it under six inches ; he came to the conclusion that 

 he had better bought his corn. Where I have experimented, the value of 

 the crop has been increased from twenty to forty per cent,, upon corn, oats, 

 and grass land. From what I have seen of these fertilizers, I would not 

 hesitate in recommending them on warm sandy soil, where commercial 

 fertilizers are necessary. I believe super phosphate valuable upon most 

 soils. 



On motion the President appointed G. P. Lord, J. B. 

 McLean, and S.K.Williams, as a committee on resolu- 

 tions of condolence in regard to death of members since 

 our last meeting. 



On motion, I. Boies, F. H. Hall, and S. Wilcox, were 

 made a committee on nomination of officers for the ensuing 

 year. 



Judge Wilcox here spoke of the bill which had been 

 prepared and laid ))efore our Legislature, with reference 

 to the adulteration of milk; he said it had been allowed to 

 sleep the sleep of negligence; our legislators could see no 

 political significance in it, therefore paid no attention; it 

 ought to be attended to; it was important to every dairy- 

 man and should be passed at our next legislature. 



M. H. Thompson offered the following, which was 

 adopted: 



Moved that a committee of five be appointed, which 

 shall be known as a Committee on Legislation, whose duty 

 it shall be to lay facts and figures before the next session 



