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from each other about tiircc feet. T put five grains in a hilL I 

 hoed it at an expeuse of about the $3.87 twice. It was har- 

 vested October 4. The top stalks were cut off previous to 

 harvesting*. I approve of taking off the top-stalks, but not till 

 tlie corn is fully turned, and then merely to hasten ripening. 1 

 liave made no veiy exact experiments in this matter, to deter- 

 mine whether it is best to cut corn up at the roots before fully 

 ripe, or to take off the top stalks and let the rest stand till fully 

 ripe. 



The produce was seventy-nine busliels of cars from one-half 

 un acre, a basket full weighing fifty-one and one-half pounds; 

 and one bushel of the ears slielled, measured twenty-four quarts, 

 and weighed forty pounds, and the cobs eleven and one-half 

 pounds. The stalks were not weighed, and the butt stalks were 

 hd down on the ground. The top stalks made an ox cart load. 



Statement of Expenses. 



$21 37 



Statement of Value of Produce. 



Corn fodder, . . . . $15 00 



5I>5 bushels corn at $1, . . . 59 25 



Manure left in the gronnd, , . 2 67 



Xet profit of oue-hodf an acre of corn, . 



$70 92 



$45 05 



