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The product was 70^ bushels, at 4s.=$35 .25— 20.88=$14.37, 

 for the use of the land ; or the corn cost, besides the use of the 

 land, $0.29.6 per bushel. 



Experiment No. II. 



The other acre was cultivated as follows : — One-tenth was planted 

 in hills, three feet by two apart, six kernels in a hill, and without any 

 manure. The account of the cost of cultivation is as follows, re- 

 duced to acres : 



To plowing and harrowing one acre, $1 .50 



planting 2 days, 6s 1 .50 



cultivating, 4s., 50 



hoeing twice, 4| days, 6s., 3 , 37 



harvesting 3 days, 6s., 2 .25 



,|9 . 12 

 The product was 60 J bushels to the acre, at 4s. =$30, 12 — 9. 12= 

 21.00 for the use of the land ; or the corn cost, besides the use of 

 the landj $0.15.1 per bushel. 



Experiment No. III. 



Another tenth was planted the same distance apart, and the same 

 number of kernels in the hill as the last — and was manured by filling 

 each furrow, as it was plowed, full of barn-yard manure, unfer- 

 mentedj — the amount used being at the rate of 150 loads to the acre. 

 The cost of production was as follows, reduced to acres : 



To plowing and harrowing one acre, $1 .50 



2 men to fill the furrows with manure, 6s., 1 .50 



2 days work planting, 6s., 1 .50 



4^ days hoeing, 6s., 8.37 



cultivating, 4s., .50 



3 days harvesting, 6s., 2 .25 



150 loads of coarse manure. Is., 18 . 75 



$29.37 

 The product was 70 bushels to the acre, at 4s.=$35 . 00— 29 . 37= 

 $5.63 for the use of the land ; or the corn cost, besides the use of 

 the land, $0.42 per bushel. 



Experiment No. IV. 



Another tenth was the same distance apart, and the same number 

 of kernels in the hill as the last, and manured with coarse manure in 

 the same way, and had besides a top dressing of half-rotted manure, 

 at the rate of twenty-five loads to the acre. The cost of production 

 was as follows, reduced to acres : 



To plowing and harrowing one acre, $1 .50 



150 loads of coarse manure. Is., 18 . 75 



25 " fine " 2s., 6.25 



2 days work to put manure in furrows, 6s., 1 .50 



2 days planting, 6s., 1 .50 



