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stephen b. dudley. 



The second premium of 10 is awarded to Stephen B. Dudley of On- 

 tario county. 



Mr. Dudley gives the following statement : Soil gravelly loam, call- 

 ed here oak openings. The field produced broom corn two years be- 

 fore, and was then mauured with 25 waggon loads to the acre. Last 

 year it produced barley without any manure. In Sept. 1844, it was 

 ploughed and sowed (the 10th) broadcast, with five bushels of wheat, 

 known as Soul's wheat; sown dry without any preparation; harrowed 

 in both ways. 



Plastered in April following, 1 J bushels to the acre. Harvested about 

 the 24th of July, and threshed in August; measured in a half bushel, 

 one of which weighed 30^ pounds. 



Expense and profit of crop. 



Ploughing 2i days at 16s $5 00 



Sowing and harrowing, 1 day 2 00 



Five bushels seed, 8s 5 00 



Plaster and putting on 1 50 



Harvesting and carting 3 00 



Threshing and cleaning at 6 cents per bushel. . . 6 75 



$23 25 



Cr. 



Value of crop 112^^ bushels at $1 per bushel, $112 50 

 Straw and chaff 7 50 



120 00 

 Showing a profit of 23 25 



96 75 



Mr. Dudley's field contained two acres and thirty-nine rods, being a 

 fraction over fifty bushels per acre. 



ABRAHAM FAIRCHILDS. 



The third premium of two volumes transactions is awarded to Abra- 

 ham Fairchilds, of Arcadia, Wayne co. 



The following is a description of soil, culture, &c. Gravelly loom, 

 previous crop pasture ; the ground sward ploughed first in June 1844, 

 then harrowed, then cultivated with the two hf)rse cultivator; after- 

 wards cross ploughed three times, and harrowed and cultivated each 

 time. The object of so much labor was to destroy Canada thistles. 

 Sown the 13th of Sept. Harrowed and cultivated in one and three- 



