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corn was grown on the land the previous year ; plowed six inches 

 deep and applied ten cords of coarse manure before plowing, and six 

 cords in the hill ; sowed eight quarts on the 25th of May ; tbe crop 

 was cultivated and hoed twice, and eight bushels of ashes applied; 

 harvested by cutting up at tbe roots when well changed in color j 

 cost of culture, $42 ; value of crop, f 91 ; one hundred and eighty- 

 eight bushels of ears. ' 



Crosby Clements of Kenduskeag, obtained first premium on half an 

 acre of corn, grown on a sandy loam of a dark color, free from stone ; 

 grass was cut on this land the previous year ; plowed six inches 

 deep and applied two and one-half cords barn-yard manure ; sowed 

 on the 9th of May the corn, which had been soaked in water for 

 three days and then rolled in plaster ; cultivated and hoed three 

 times, and spread on ashes and plaster worth $1 ; the top stalks 

 were cut off after commencing to harden, cost of culture, $18; 

 crop in ratio of one hundred and ninety-six bushels of ears to acre. 



Hall Bagley of Charleston, obtained second premium on one-half 

 acre of corn, grown on light gravelly loam on which oats had been 

 raised the year before ; the land was plowed six inches deep and a 

 shovel full of old manure applied in the hill ; a tea spoonful of 

 plaster was placed in each hill before plowing the first time ; cut up 

 at the roots and harvested corn at the ratio of one hundred and 

 ninety-six bushels of ears to the acre. 



I. W. Case of Kenduskeag, obtained the third premium on one- 

 half acre of corn, on gravelly soil which was broken up in the fall 

 of 1855 and in the spring of 1856 was lightly manured and planted 

 to corn ; plowed, and no manure being spread on, the corn was planted 

 in hills twenty inches apart ; cultivated twice and hoed twice ; tops 

 cut off on the 1st of September; cost of culture, $24.90; yield of 

 crop, eighty-three and one-third bushels of shelled corn per acre. 



Wheat. E. F. Crane of Kenduskeag, obtained the first premium 

 on one acre of Scotch Fife wheat, grown on a gravelly loam upon 

 which corn was raised the year before ; five cords of hog manure 

 were applied to that crop ; plowed five inches deep and spread on 

 two cords of stable manure ; one and three-fourths bushels of seed 

 were sown on the 20th of May, broadcast ; after the kernel began 

 to be hard the crop was harvested and found to yield seventeen and 



