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of old manure in the hills, which were three feet apart, and 

 rows the same distance; eijiht quarts seed used of the kind 

 known here as the '' Pitch Knot," and preferred to any other ; 

 cultivated twice, and hoed twice ; cut up at roots perfectly ripe 

 10th October ; not topped previously. The corn (ears) weighed 

 forty-eight pounds to the bushel. 



6720 pounds, worth $70 00 



Fodder, 5000 pounds, 12 50 



White beans, 1^ bushels, 2 25 



$84 75 



Paid for labor, 25 00 



Six cords manure ? $59 75 



S. N. Watson of North Fayette, entered for prernium on 

 twenty bushels barley, grown on half an acre, dark, loamy sorl> 

 eighteen to twenty-four inches deep, to a hard, gravelly subsoil ; 

 planted to corn in 1855, having had six cords manure spread 

 and plowed in; plowed in 1856, eight inches deep; harrowed 

 three times and rolled once; sowed broadcast at the rate of 

 three bushels seed to acre; mowed 28th July soon after being 

 full in milk. 



Expense; 



Value. 

 Twenty bushels at $1, 

 Straw, IJ tons, 



Deduct expense. 



$20 00 

 6 00 



26 00 

 9 00 



Preparing soil, 



Harvesting, 



Threshing, 



$9 00 



$17 00 



Statement of Daniel Lancaster, Parmingdalc. Mr. L. cer- 

 tifies to a crop of barley, grown on a half acre of dark colored 

 clayey loam ; had been in grass for ten years ; plowed eight 

 inches deep in fall of '54; planted to corn in spring of '55; 

 manure spread and plowed in and cultivated with an even sur- 

 face. In spring of 'b'o plowed again deep enough to bring up 

 old sward, and finely harrowed ; sowed one bushel to the half 

 acre broadcast and without any previous preparation, on the 

 7th May; no after culture or application; was harvested 15th 

 August; should have been done 1st August; crop thirteen 



