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we can do and are doing here, in the way of cultivating the soil. 

 The lot has been surveyed by Judge Metcalf ; a certificate from 

 him of the quantity on which the corn grew is before me. and 

 contains 2 acres, 3 roods, 31 perches and 194 feet. The lot was 

 marked out in 57 rows ; in harvesting, each 19 rows was cut up 

 and- measured separately ; they were also calculated separately 

 by Judge Metcalf. According to his certificate, the first 19 rows 

 contain*-d 429, 12J square feet, the second 429,99i square feet, and 

 the third 425,1 1 square feet. The corn was measured in the fol- 

 lowing manner : Two baskets, as near of a size as could be, were 

 taken to the field, and none other; the corn was measured with 

 them into the same wagon, which was found to hold 27 bHske<"s. 

 One of the loads was shelled and carefully measured, and yielded 

 17| bushels clean corn. From the first lot of 19 rows, six such 

 loads and ten baskets were gathered, making, 



As measured, 114 bush. 00 qts. 



From the second portion, 6 loads 9 ba^^kets, . . 113 " 11'' 



From the third " 5 " 13J " ..98 " in " 



From the whole lot, 325 21 



I will now state the previous culture. Six years ago I had 

 corn on the same lot, and reaped as much then as now within 5J 

 baskets, but the corn I then planted was a beautiful white varie- 

 ty, and did not shell over K5 bushels to the same sized load, which 

 induced me to change for the variety I now have. I then ma- 

 nured the lot with guano, in the hill, and broadcast with fish, at 

 an expense of $14 an acre ; followed with oats, reaped 195 bushels ; 

 followed with wheat, with a moderate c<>at of manure, reaped 77 

 bushels; pastured from that time until last spring, when it was 

 plowed for the present crop. 



The lot was plowed in"" April, between five and six inches deep ; 

 harrowed and furr'»wed but one w^ay, (I have pursued that plan 

 for many years) a little inside of four f«^et. The average width 

 of lot in feet is 223, marked in 57 r'»ws, planted in the rows dif- 

 ferent widths, ranging from 18 to 24 inches, four grains put in a 

 hill, three stalks left to grow. 



