No. 105.] 297 



The result will then be as follows, on the two acres : 



Say 182 J bushels corn, at 70 cents per bushel, |127 75 



14 large wagon loads of corn stalks, which I value at more 

 than $3, per load, for fodder for my stock, call it $3 per 

 load, 42 00 



$169 75 

 Deduct expense of culture and interest on land as above 



stated, 79 79 



Profit, $89 96 



TVoy, January 19th, 1846. 



GEORGE GEDDES. 



Four Experiments on Corn. 



Luther Tucker, Esq. 



Rec. Sec. of the JV". Y, State Ag. Soc. 

 In my report of my experiments in the culture of Indian corn last 

 year, I said I should plant the same ground to corn this year, with a 

 view of learning the effect of the manuring for the second season. 

 1 have just finished harvesting, and the result is as follows : 



Experiment JVo. 1, was manured with fifty loads of half rotted barn 

 yard manure, put on the surface, after the ground was plowed and 

 harrowed in. 



The product last year was 70^ bushels. 

 " u this " '' 67 " 



Experiment JVb* 2, was not manured. 

 The product last year was 60^ bushels. 

 a a this '^ " 65 <' 



Experiment JVo. 3, was manured, by filling each furrow, as it was 

 plowed full of barnyard manure unfermented. The amount used 

 bring at the rate of 150 loads to the acre. 

 The product last year was 70 bushels, 

 u « this " " 71i << 



Experiment JVo. 4, was manured with coarse manure in the same 

 manner as No. 3, and had besides a top dressing of half rotted ma- 

 nure of 25 loads to the acre. 



The product last year was 80 bushels. 

 u u this " " 71^ " 



These are all the experiments that were made by me, to determine 

 the value of manure. 

 October 14, 1845. 



