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after whicli it was harrowed and then the corn planted, which was about 



the 20th of May. The corn was cultivated once and hoed twice. About 



the middle of September it was cut and shocked. There has been no 



manure applied upon the ground. I cannot give you the yield per acre^ 



as I have only husked a small portion of the field. 



Hiram F. Story." 



Best sample of buck wheat ; Alanson Pike, Jefferson. American Muck 

 Book, and $1. 



*' The buck wheat was sown about the middle of July on black, 

 mucky ground, cross plowed; after sprouting, the growth was very 

 large, but early frost damaged the top blades very much. No manure 

 was applied to the ground, and the manner of cultivation does not differ 

 materially from that practised by farmers generally. The cost of culti- 

 vation and yield per acre, I am unable to give. . p , >> 



Second best sample of buck wheat ; Ira Blood, Vernon. Transactions. 



*' This buck wheat was sown upon rich prairie soil, composed of rich, 

 dark loam with an even proportion of decomposed vegetable matter. 

 The land had been cultivated six years, during which time no manure 

 has been applied. It was ploughed once in June, and the seed was 

 sown upon the furrows, and afterwards twice thoroughly dragged. The 

 crop was injured somewhat by dry weather. The cost of cultivation 

 and harvesting per acre was four dollars. The yield per acre was four- 

 teen bushels, weighing fifty pounds to the bushel. T R " 



Best sample of hops ; James Weaver, Waukesha. American Muck 



Book, and $1. 

 Second best sample of hops ; J. F. Antisdel, Janesville. Transactions. 



"For raising hops, I prepare the ground in the same manner as for 

 the cultivation of corn. Marking the furrows four feet apart each way. 

 I plant alternate rows of corn, and in the remaining rows I plant alter- 

 nately corn and hops, which leaves the hop plants eight feet distant 

 from each other each way. In this way I get three-fourths of a full 

 crop of corn the first year. I weed the hops and cultivate the corn. In 

 the fall, before the ground freezes, I put two shovels full of well rotted 

 manure in each hill. This manure is taken off in the spring, before the 

 hops start, and the poles set immediately. Two poles are set in each 



