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Experiments on Plaster of Paris

1829
May 8th. No 1

1 Bushel on Avenue in N.W orchard computed at
one acre, on clover sowed one year ago
[sketch of index finger pointing right]
although applied late May 18th the effect was considerable in the opinion
of all who saw it, adding a fourth [illegible] the product & in someplaces more

1829
May 8th. No 2

1 Bushel on law front North East and South
of House less than an acre on sward & grass of
various kinds and qualities.
[sketch of index finger pointing right] Same result as above

1829
May 13th. No 3

½ Bushel in ½ an acre in front field from Raod to Run
next to the SE. orchard
[sketch of index finger pointing right] Same result as above

1829
May 13th. No 4

½ Bushel on ½ acre in the North side of same field from
run to Lane along orchard by House apple row.
[sketch of index finger pointing right] Same result as above

1829
May 13th. No 5

South half of [illegible] in the Garden No apparent result
except in a strip of white clover in path

1829
May 13th. No 6

South half of early Potatoes in  Garden

1829
May 16 & 18th. No 7

Plastered 3 middle rows of 1 Acre Potatoes on SW. orchard
1 peck each on potatoes. ploughed back 2 light furrows
equal to 5 Bus [Bushels] p [per] acre, each row being about ½ of an acre
dunged in broadcast 40 loads (of cart) rotten manure

1829
June 19th. No 7 
First ploughed from rows and sowed about 1⅞ Bus [Bushels] p [per] acre & then covered
it by ploughing to the rows.

1829
May 23. No 8

Plastered 22 short rows South side of about one
acre next to north lane SW. orchard about 5 Bus [Bushels]
p [per] acre. The north part about 5 rows much thicker
8 to 10 Bus [Bushels] p [per] acre and the Dung spread on the potatoes
then covered by turning 2 light furrows (-[illegible])

1829
May 23. No 9

Do[ditto] [Plastered] about ⅓ acre near gate among large winesaps
4 rows large 4 rows small - together 8 rows plaster
on the Dung over the Potatoes.
⅔ [ditto] all small [ditto]..[ditto] 
1/9 [ditto] all [ditto] ... [ditto].. [ditto]
[underscore]
1 1/9 acre on the whole about 3 Bus [Bushels] plastered over the whole 
        