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on a clay subsoil, at a depth of fifteen to eiglitccn inches, 

 coarse at commencement, but by working become light and 

 friable — had been in grass for a scries of years, was plowed 

 ten inches deep, harrowed and furrowed at a cost of $9 per 

 acre ; six cords compost composed of vault manure and tan was 

 applied in the furrows before planting; cost of the same was 

 the labor necessary to get it, viz : fifteen days of men and oxen, 

 say $22,50,- sixteen quarts of eight rowed seed used without 

 preparation J distance between rows three and one-half feet; 

 between hills, two feet; cultivated and hoed twice at a cost of 

 four days labor for first, and three for second ; about middle of 

 July, applied one hundred and fifty pounds super-phosphate of 

 lime between rows of a part of the piece, and used a horse and 

 cultivator a third time. Top stalks cut and used for green 

 fodder; harvested middle of October; have tried cutting at 

 roots and cutting off tops ; thinks it makes no difierence in 

 value or amount of crop. '•' If I need the stalks for use in a 

 green state, I cut them as fast as I use ; if not, I cut up at the 

 roots at the proper time, thinking the fodder better in this way 

 than to cut and dry separate ; fifty-eight bushels corn, and some 

 pumpkins ; corn sound and heavy ; none weighed ; stalks I judge, 

 would weigh three tons, as usually cured." 



Dr. I 



00 58 bus. corn, 90 cts.. 

 Stalks, 

 1 load pumpkins. 



Cost of manure, 



^ Net proceeds, 



26 50 



$6 20 



$60 00 



Note. — If I were to add to the items of expense the cost of 

 removing stones, the balance would be the other way; but as 

 the whole cost of manure is charged to this crop, I must look 

 for pay in the improved condition of the land, for taking out 

 the stones. 



