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time 6 J days; and the third time lOh days. The gathering about 

 17 days. I had from the acre 114f | bushels. 



MR. KNAPPEn's statement. 



Statement of a crop of corn cultivated by S. H. Knappen, of Beek- 



mantown, Clinton countyj which received the premium of that County 



Society: 



The soil on which this crop ^rew is a dark loam or muck. Crop 

 last year, potatoes ; when there was about ten loads of long manure 

 applied. In the spring fifteen loads long manure were spread on, and 

 the ground plowed, harrowed and ridged. Planting done the 15th 

 of May in rows on the ridges, which were 28 inches asunder, the hills 

 were two feet apart. Put from three to five kernels in a hill. Hoed 

 three times ; the first time when the corn was about an inch high. 

 Corn, " Large Eight Rowed," mixed with " Button." The land rich, 

 never having had but two crops raised on it. 



Expenses. Dr. 



Plowing, harrowing and ridging , $2 . 25 



Planting, two days at 6s 1 .50 



Seed..... 31 



Hoeing, six days at 6s 4.50 



Harvesting 4 .50 



15 loads manure at 2s, one-third the value being charged to 



present crop 1 . 25 



10 loads, do. applied last year, at 2s, one third value charged 



to present crop 83 



Interest on land at $50 3 .50 



, Total expense $18 .64 



Produce. Cr. 



91^ bushels shelled corn, at 4s $45 . 75 



Stalks valued at 6 .00 



Total value of crop $51 .75 



18.64 



Nett profit $33.11 



MR. butler's statement. 



Statement of the crop raised by Ezekiel Butler, of Rome, to whom 

 was awarded the first premium of Oneida County Society, and yield- 

 ing 103 bushels per acre, according to his affidavit : 



