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applied eight cords of compost, worth $12 ; planted the eight rowed 

 variety, 15th May, in hills tw® feet apart, rows three and a half 

 feet apart ; cultivated and hoed three times ; applied eight bushels 

 of ashes as top-dressing. Harvested 28th September, when the 

 grain was glazed. Crop, one hundred twenty-five and a half bushels 

 shelled corn, weighing fifty-six pounds per bushel. Cost of crop, 

 $54 ; value, $1 per bushel. 



Statement of Geo. P. Hooper of Paris, on corn, who obtained 

 the second premium. " The land on which the crop was grown is a 

 yellow loam, in which granite boulders of moderate ''size abound, 

 with but few small stones. The soil is from one foot to one foot six 

 inches deep, beneath which is a layer of sand about one foot in 

 thickness immediately above the impervious subsoil. It is very 

 light and friable, and soon becomes dry enough to work, after a 

 rain, however powerful. 



The variety is that known as the King Philip. The quantity of 

 ground on which it was grown was one acre. It was planted May 

 20th and 21st, and harvested October 23d, 1857. It was manured 

 in the hill with old and well-rotted stable manure, and hoed twice. 



After being husked, it was measured as per accompanying certifi- 

 cate, and made one hundred and fifty-four baskets full of ears, con- 

 taining one bushel each. One of these baskets was filled with ears 

 and shelled, which made three pecks of shelled corn, within one gill. 

 This gives as the produce of this acre, one hundred and fifteen 

 bushels of shelled corn." 



Expenses. 



'•Plowing, $2 00 



Harrowing, .'..... 50 



Furrowing, ...... 30 



Manuring in hill, . . . . . 2 50 



Manure — 20 loads of 1-3 cord each, at $3 per cord, 22 00 



Planting, . . . ... . 2 50 



Hoeing twice, . . . . . ' 5 00 



Harvesting, including husking, . . . 7 88 



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