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was applied to the ground, with the exception of the ashes and plas- 

 ter used after the " corn came up." 



For the sake of experiment, one bushel of ears was shelled, and 

 upon being measured, was found to contain twenty quarts of shelled 

 corn — equal to 115 1| bushels the acre. 



By the above mode of planting, 20,500 stalks will stand upon one 

 acre. 



Expenses of raising said Crop. 



Three plowings, and other preparations, $3 .00 



Seed and plaster, 1 .25 



Planting, 5.00 



Firbt partial " dressing," •'75 



Other expenses of raising said corn, 4 .00 



Twenty bushels ashes at ten cents per bushel, 2.00 



Cutting and gathering crops, 9 .00 



$25.00 



500 bundles of stalks sold at 2 cts. per bundle, $10 . 00 

 115 bushels corn, at 35, 43 . 13 



$53.13 



MR. smith's statement. 



Description of the mode of cultivating a crop of corn raised by 

 John L. Smith, of Southport, Chemung county, which yielded 116 

 bushels, and to which the first premium of the Agricultural Society 

 of that county was awarded : 



Certificate shows that this crop was raised on corn stubble — previ- 

 ous crop, grass, which was turned under with a dress of 30 loads of 

 manure — 104 J bushels to the acre — soil gravelly loam — split the 

 hills about the 1st of May, and harrowed it, then gave a dress of 30 

 loads long yard manure, then plowed deep and harrowed twice, fur- 

 rowed 3 J feet wide, north and south, and planted 8th May, as near 

 18 inches the other way as could guess — seed dry, and 4 or 5 grains 

 in a hill — after planting, went over with roller, to mash lumps — soon 

 as the corn was up, put on a bushel of plaster to the acre, and went 

 through with a cultivator once in a row, and gave a drawing blow 

 with a hoe between the hills, instead of cultivating each way — soon 

 as large enough, plowed two furrows in a row, and cleaned well with 

 the hoe, taking care to pull as much dirt from the hill as was put to 

 it — thinned to 3 stalks in a hill and plastered again — soon as large 

 enough to hoe a second time, went through with a cultivator, twice 

 in a row, and hoed again, leaving the gravel as level as possible- — 

 when the corn got as large as would answer without breaking, went 

 through again with the cultivator. This completed the labor of tilling. 



