nd rich, would come out ahead."

"Good for the Deacon," said I. "'Is Saul also among the prophets?'" If
the Deacon continues to study these experiments much longer, we shall
have him advocating chemical manures and high farming!

The _eighteenth_ season (1860-1,) gave less than 11-1/2 bushels per acre
on the unmanured plot; and nearly 35 bushels on the manured plot.

The mixed mineral manures, gave nearly 15-1/2 bushels.
" " " and 25 lbs. ammonia 18-1/4 "
" " " " 50 " " 27-3/4 "
" " " " 100 " " 35 "
" " " " 150 " " 35 "
" " " " 200 " " 37 "

The _nineteenth_ season (1861-2,) gave 16 bushels per acre on the
unmanured plot, and over 38-1/4 bushels on the plot manured with
farm-yard manure.

Mixed mineral manures, gave nearly 18 bushels per acre.
" " " and 25 lbs. ammonia 20-1/4 " "
" " " " 50 " " 28-1/4 " "
" " " " 100 " " 36 " "
" " " " 150 " " 39-1/2 " "
" " " " 200 " " 36-1/4 " "

The _twentieth_ season (1862-3), gave 17-1/4 bushels on the unmanured
plot, and 44 bushels per acre on the manured plot.

Mixed mineral manures alone gave 19-3/4 bushels per acre.
" " " and 25 lbs. ammonia 28-3/4 " "
" " " " 50 " " 39-3/4 " "
" " " " 100 " " 53-3/4 " "
" " " " 150 " " 55-3/4 " "
" " " " 200 " " 56 " "

When we consider that this is the twentieth wheat-crop in succession on
the same land, these figures are certainly remarkable.

"They are so," said the Deacon, "and what to me is the most surprising
thing about the whole matter is, that the plot which has had no manure
of any kind for 25 years, and has grown 20 wheat-crops in 20 successive
years, should still produce a crop of wheat of 17-1/4 bushels per acre.
Many of our farmers do not average 10 bushels per acre. Mr. Lawes must
either have very good land, or else the climate of England is better
adapted for wheat-growing than Western N