14ri N. H. STATE AGRICULTUEAL SOCIETY. 



eight or nine inclies deep ; harroTvcd twice for planting ; 

 planted the 27th of May; we furrowed the lot with a 

 horse and plow, then crossed it the other way, making the 

 rows cross each other at right angles ; hills three feet 

 apart each way; dropped four and five grains in a hill. 



Variety planted is known as the yellow flint corn pro- 

 ducing very sound eight rowed ears. 



Cultivation. — Run the cultivator through the rows in 

 two directions, previous to each time hoeing, 



T]ie expense of growing said corn is as follows : 

 Lot No. 2, Dr. for 7 cords of manure, 1-2 charged, $11 00 

 Hoeing and spreading four and one half days, 3 78 



Ploughing and harrowing seven days, 5 88 



Planting, six days, 5 04 



Seed, ten quarts, 33 



Cultivating and hoeing eight days, 8 00 



Harvesting, sixteen days, 13 44 



Interest and taxes on land, 6 20 



The receipts were as follows : 



One ton top stalks, > , ,. , 

 rp ^ ^ 1 / r- hy estimate, 

 Iwo tons corn buts, 5 



83 bushels of corn at 92 cents per bushel, 



From which take the expense, 



Profit, $57 69 



The above named crop is not offered for a premium, but 

 to show tlie profit of corn growing. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



Joseph Winslow. 



Epi^ing, Dec. 10, 1856. 



By comparing the net gain of raising the crops of corn, 

 potatoes and rye, above specified, it will be found that the 

 potato crop produced the greatest, and the Z'yc crop the 

 least profit, — Sec'y. 



