SOUTH KENMEBEC SOCIETY. £85 



Thtre are many stones upon the land, varying in size, and most of 

 them are granite. Plowed eight inches deep this year ; harrowed 

 once before and once after sowing, then rolled with large roller. 

 Sowed the seed broadcast, with no previous preparation. 



The piece sown May 1st, was harvested August 22d. 

 " " 13th, " " 31st. 



" " 26th, " September 8th. 



" June 5th, " " 17th. 



All these four acres were harvested while the kernel was a little 

 soft. Have never known the Java wheat attacked by rust. 



Schedule of Cost and Return. 



Plowing 4 acres, . . . $10 00 



Harrowing same twice, .' . . 2 00 



Sowing and rolling, . . . 2 00 



Seed, (8 bushels,) at $3.00, . . 24 00 



Harvesting, . . . . 10 00 



Threshing and winnowing, . . 10 00 ' 



Total expense, 



Value of crop, (wheat,) 545 bushels, at $2.50, 

 Straw, 5 tons, at $3.00, 



Value of whole crop, 

 Cost, 



Profit, . . . . $83 8T 



Indian Corn. Statement of J. M. Car^penter. — The crop of 

 corn for which I ask a premium was raised on one acre of land. 

 The soil is a sandy loam. In the spring of 1856, the sod was broken 

 to the depth of eight inches, planted with potatoes, with the appli- 

 cation of a small quantity of plaster in the hills. In May, 1857, 

 the ground was plowed eight inches deep, harrowed and furrowed — 

 the rows about three and a half feet apart — and the manure placed 

 about three feet apart in the rows. Six cords of old barn-yard 

 manure were used; and at the time of the first hoeing, six bushels of 

 unleached ashes were put around the corn. It was planted May 19th 

 and 22d. The seed was of the eight, ten and twelve rowed varieties. 



