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farmers given it a fair trial ? Sowing it upon tenacious clayey 
loams, in which it delights, have they been particular about 
the preparation of the soil, and the sowing with grain that will 
protect it while tender from sun and frost? or sowing upon 
soils half sterile, have they begun their attempts by first plow* 
ing under a crop of rye or buckwheat, and resorted to “ plaster¬ 
ing and such other means as the best authorities prescribe. 
There is a way to succeed with clover upon almost any of 
our lands, and they who find it difficult should seek earnestly 
for a remedv. 
%/ 
The profitableness of grass-seed growing with those who 
succeed may be judged from the following: 
Table shoicing range of 'prices of Grass Seeds, at Milwaukee in 1870. 
Months. 
Timothy, per hush. 
Clover, per hush. 
.Tnnnarv. 
$3.00@$4.00 
3.50@ 4.25 
3.75@ 5.50 
5.35@ 6.75 
5.00@ 6.75 
5.00@ 6.00 
5.00@ 7.00 
4.00@ 4.50 
3.75@ 5.35 
3.50@ 4.50 
3.50@ 5.50 
4.00@ 4.73 
$8.00@$9.00 
8.50@ 9.50 
8.50@ 9.75 
8.50@11.50 
10.00@11.50 
10.00@11.50 
10.00@10.50 
10.50@11.00 
6.00@11.50 
5.00@ 7.00 
4.75@ 6.00 
5.00@ 6.00 
February.. 
March . . 
April. 
May... 
June . 
July.. 
August . 
September . 
October... 
November... 
December. 
SUGAR AND MOLASSES. 
In the production of maple sugar and molasses there has 
been a material falling off since 1860 ; while in the production 
of sorghum sirups there has been as marked an increase, as 
shown by the late census, notwithstanding the discouragements 
consequent on the free importation of foreign sugars. 
I860. 1870. 
1,584,451 507,103 
83,118 31,318 
19,854 74,478 
Maple sugar, lbs. 
Maple molasses, gallons 
Sorghum molasses. 
