358 penobscot and aroostook union society. 



Dairy Products. 



These seem to have been exhibited in good quantity and quality. 

 The statements are fully returned, but though highly creditable 

 they state little that is new or of special interest. Mrs. H. N. 

 Darling, who obtained the first premium on both butter and cheese, 

 states that she does 7iot wash her butter, but works out all the but- 

 termilk without washing, and finds it much the preferable way. 



Crops. ■ 



Indian Corn. Alfred Cushman received first premium on a 

 crop of two hundred and ten bushels of ears of Dutton corn, grown 

 on an acre of loamy soil which was in corn and potatoes last year 

 and then received ten cords of manure ; flowed this year seven 

 inches, applying fourteen cords stable manure worth $2 per cord ; 

 planted 25th to 28th of May, in hills three feet by twenty inches 

 asunder ; hoed three times at cost of !^16 ; cut up at the roots 20th 

 September ; whole cost of crop, ,$60 ; shelled corn worth here $1.50 

 per bushel. 



INIorgan L. Gerry obtained second premium on corn. His state- 

 ment is as follows : 



" The corn grew on one acre and twenty rods of land, mostly 

 planted to corn last year, then newly broke, being very rocky, and 

 which I am preparing for apple trees. The soil is a light slaty 

 loam; stones a mixture of white flint, slate, &:c., slate ledge appear- 

 ing above ground in many places ; corn planted three and one-half 

 feet by three, where the ledge would permit. 



Cost of Crop. 

 Plowing, one and one-fourth days, two hands and four oxen, $5 00 

 Harrowing, nearly half day, boy and yoke of oxen, . 

 Seed, seven quarts, . . . . • 



Planting, three hands and boy one day each, . 

 Ten loads manure, spread previous to plowing. 

 Six loads, 25 bushels to the load, of compost in the hill^ 

 Hoeing twice, thirteen days, 



$48 94 



