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Bradley, of East Bloomfield, Ontario county, of a crop produced from 

 one acre, two roods and twenty-one rods of land — aggregate yield, 93 

 bushels 19 lbs., or 55 bushels, 3 lbs., to the acre. Expense of culture, 

 &c., $14.75. This crop is excluded by the rule of the society, which 

 requires not legs than two acres, or it would otherwise have been enti- 

 tled to the second premium. 



There is also a statement of Mr. H. T. E. Foster of Fayette, Sen- 

 eca county, of a crop of 266 bushels from 5 acres and 35 rods of 

 land, or 51 bushels to the acre. Cost of cultivation, excepting interest 

 on land, $27.53. 



Mr. Foster's papers are correct, and very intelligible in all respects, 

 except that there is but one name to the affidavit as to the quantity of 

 grain, the rule of the society requiring two witnesses, besides the af- 

 fidavit of the person applying for premium. This defect alone pre- 

 vents the committee from awarding to Mr. Foster the second pre- 

 mium. 



ONEIDA COUNTY. 



The three following crops, giving 68, 59 and 59 bushels per acre, 

 and certified respectively by the cultivators, are from the proceedings 

 of Oneida County Agricultural Society: 



Samuel H. Churchy Vernon. 



68 bushels 4. lbs. per acre. Soil clay and gravel — previous crop 

 wheat — plowed once, with six inch furrow — three bushels seed per 

 acre, and sowed 1st of May. 



Value of crop, at 4s. 6d., $38 . 13 



Expense, 11 .70 



Profit, $26 .43 



Julius Warner^ Vernon. 

 59 bushels and 21 lbs. per acre. Soil, sand, gravel, and clay ; pre- 

 vious crop, potatoes. Plowed once, six inches — four bushels seed 

 per acre — sowed 13th of April. 



Value of crop at 4s. 6d., $33 .20 



Straw, 1.00 



$34.20 

 Expenses, 12.81 



Profit, $21 .30 



