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The land was plowed (but once for this crop,) to the depth of nine iT>- 

 ches — was planted in rows eight feet apart, seed four inches apart in tin 

 rows, with the "Indian Yellow Dent;" four quarts of seed to the acT«. 

 The cost of raising the entire field, was as follows: 



May 14. To 'J' days plowing, 16s per day, $14 00 



" 19. "2 " han-owing " " 4 00 



" 21. " partof day planting, with Emery's drill and a horse, I 26 



" 30. "^ 2 days harrowing the coming corn, 4 00 



June 11. "2 " 1 horse cultivator, each side of rows, _ 3 00 



" 25. " 1 '' 2 horse wheel cultivator on haulks, 2 00 



July2Y. " 2 " 1 horse wheel cultivator, each side of rows, 3 00 



" 28. « 1 '• 2 horse wheel cultivator, on baulks, 2 00 



Aug. 5. " 5 " weeding in rows, by hand, 5 00 



Total cost of ripe crop, $41 26 



On the eleventh day of October the yield of three acres of this field 

 was carefully tested — the largest yield of ears per acre was found to be 

 1 75 bushels, the least 160 bushels; the average being 167^ bushelf.. 

 Enough of the com so gathered was then shelled, to satisfy the examio 

 ers that 1^ bushels of ears equalled 1 bushel of shelled com — fixing 

 the yield at 11 Of bushels per acre; to which statement of yield, aflBdt. 

 Tit was made by Geo. Graham, Esq., and the undei-signed, and preaer.- 

 t<»d to the Committee on Field Crops in Monroe County. 



S. M. BARTLETT. 

 December, 1853. 



CROP OF CORN. 



J0H5 starkweather's statement. 



Tb the Executive Committee of the Michigan State AgricvitwrcU 

 Society : 



My farm is situated in the township of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw county^ 



on the River road, one and a half miles from the village, leading to 



Ann Arbor. The ground selected for corn culture the past season, and 



which I offer for your premium, had been seeded with clover and tiroo 



