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The soil upon which the crop of corn was raised that is offered for 

 a premium is sandy, and is a part of the celebrated Ridge Road, upon 

 which is a young orchard, 5 years from the nursery. 



Previous Crops. — The present crop is the 5th in succession of the 

 same kind, having this and every other year had about 15 wagon loads 

 of fresh yard manure per acre, plowed once, and marked out one 

 way with a corn plow, ridged the other, and planted on the ridges, 

 which I consider equal to another plowing, as it mixes up the ma- 

 nure, brings a portion to the surface within the reach of the young 

 plants, and by being raised a little, allowing them to receive a greater 

 portion of heat in the early part of the season. 



The kind of seed used was the 12 rowed Button. It has been grown 

 some years in the neighborhood of 8 rowed corn, which causes it to 

 produce rather more than half of that kind, although the 12 eared 

 rows have always been selected for planting. 



After Culture. — Before the first hoeing one-third of the field was 

 dressed with plaster, one-third with plaster saturated with stale urine, 

 and one-third with strong house ashes. I saw but little difference in 

 the appearance of the plants; if any one part had the advantag e,it 

 was that part that was ashed. 



It was hoed twice after the plow, and the last time it was hilled 

 up rather more than was my common practice, on account of the cold 

 and unfavorable weather, (a course that I would not advise for a good 

 warm or dry season.) The crop ripened well; there was not one 

 soft ear. The fault of the shortness of measure this year appears to 

 be for want of setts on the stalks. I should think fully one-third of 

 fine long thrifty stalks were without ears. I do not offer this crop 

 as any thing extraordinary, even for this year; but to sbow my good 

 will to the cause, being perfectly content to be exceeded in quantity, 

 though not in good will to the Society. 



L. B. Langworthy. 



Robert H. Brown'' s Crop of Barley. 



The land is a loam, inclining to sand. The previous crop was corn 

 and potatoes. It was manured with 15 loads per acre of coarse barn 

 yard manure. The land was plowed for barley about 1st April, and 

 plowed again 10th May; harrowed and sowed immediately with 

 three bushels of four rowed barley. The seed was steeped in strong 

 brine and limed previous to sowing, and dragged in. The crop was 

 harvested about the 1st of August. The yield on 6/g\ acres, was 

 294 bushels. 



Value of crop, |110 25 



Total expense, 77 38 



Clear profit, ,.. $32 87 



The land upon which the within crop of barley was raised, is situ- 

 ated in the town of Greece on the Latta road, about 1 h miles from 



