No. 63.J 357 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GRAIN CROPS. 



The committee on Grain Crops beg leave to report, tliat there were 

 two applications for premiums on Indian Corn, two on Oats, and one 

 on Barley — all of which were highly creditable to the competitors. 



They aw^ard accordingly as follows: — 



The first premium on Corn, to John McGonegal of Irondequoit,for 

 a crop of two acres and ten rods, averaging more than 82 bushels per 

 acre, the first premium of $7. 



To Lyman B. Langworthy of Greece, for a crop of Corn on two 

 acres, averaging 52 bushels per acre, second premium of $5. 



To George Sheffer, for a crop of Oats on nine acres, averaging 91 

 bushels and 28 lbs. per acre, the first premium of $5. 



To Rawson Harmon of Wheatland, for a crop of Oats on six acres 

 of land, averaging 77 bushels and 17 lbs. per acre, the second premi- 

 um of .^"3. 



To Robert C. Brown of Greece, for a crop of Barley on 6//^ 

 acres, averaging 46 bushels to the acre, a gratuity of $2, as no pre- 

 mium was proposed for this crop. 



J. McGonegaPs Crop of Corn. 



The land on which I raised the corn that I offer for premium, is a 

 dry, loamy soil, and has been mowed the last three years. It has not 

 had any manure on since I owned it, which is nine years. It was 

 plowed but once, about the first of April. It was harrowed down 

 smooth, and furrowed both ways, at three feet apart, and planted im- 

 mediately after, which was on the 7th day of May. The corn was 

 yellow, of 10 and 12 rows, rolled in plaster before planting. 1 plow- 

 ed two furrows to a row, and hoed about the 10th of June. In about 

 10 days I plowed it again, two furrows to a row. About the 5th or 

 6th of July, I plowed again, two furrows to a row, and hoed. On 

 the 22d and 23d of September, I cut up the crop by the ground, and 

 set it up in bunches. It was husked between the 20th and 30th of 

 October. 



The whole expense was $19.75. 



The product of 2 acres and 10 rods, is 175 bushels and 61 lbs. — 

 making 85 bushels and 19 lbs per acre. 



The corn was measured by weighing, allowing seventy pounds in 

 the ear to a bushel. The quantity of seed used is not exactly ascer- 

 tained, but supposed to be about half a peck to the acre, allowing an 

 average of four to five kernels to a hill, and wishing never to have 

 more nor less than four plants to a hill. 



John McGonegal. 



Lyman B. Langworthy^ s Crop of Corn. 



At 70 lbs. per bushel of ears, the weight prescribed by the Society 

 as a standard, the crop wxuld yield at the rate of 55 62-70 bushels 

 per acre. 



