46 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Ans. I cannot ; I don't know the history of the corn at all, 

 only the statement of the gentleman who left it with me ; this 

 (indicating) being a 100-bushel crop, and this (indicating) a 

 45-bushel crop, to the acre. I have corn in my office, an ear, 

 or rather the cob of an ear, which was the longest ear at the. 

 Centennial. The gentleman who gave me the cob wanted to 

 plant the corn. I have it now in my office. It is 14^ inches 

 in length. I have seen corn 14 inches, and a great deal which 

 was 12 inches, but I have never seen corn over 14^ inches. 

 I have heard of it 16 and 17 inches in length. Sometimes 

 farmers come to me and tell me they have corn 16 and 17 

 inches in length ; I tell them I want to get it, but I never do. 

 They never bring it in of that length. 



QuES. What is your method of harvesting corn? 



Ans. I have all my harvesting done in the field by con- 

 tract. It is husked in the field. Often I have quite a num- 

 ber at work, and in the afternoon I have a man who ffoes 

 around and makes a record of the work of each, and by that 

 means we have a record of the crop of each year. 



QuES. What time do you cut it up ? 



Ans. Rarely before September, say the 18th or 20th. If 

 I could carry out my wish in every case I would not until the 

 20th of October. 



QuES. Is your corn fodder left out until that time? 



Ans. Yes, sir. 



QuES. I find if my corn fodder is left out late it is about 

 worthless. 



Axs. You did not understand me. I said I should like to 

 leave it until October, but I usually get it about the 20th of 

 September. 



QuES. Which is the better way, to cultivate it in level row 

 or hill it up with a horse-hoe ? 



Ans. I prefer the level culture. 



QuES. How would you apply your manure here in Maine? 

 as we do, a shovelful in a hill, or broadcast? 



Ans. I should put it on broadcast. 



QuES. Would you prefer to apply the manure in five inch 

 drills, or spread it? 



