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J. M. Carpenter, of Pittston, applied for premium on an acre 

 of oats, grown on a dark yellow, rather coarse, light and dry 

 grayclly loam, on a gravelly subsoil, planted to corn last year, 

 with six cords old barn manure applied in hill per acre ; plowed 

 eight inches, and harrowed ; sowed broadcast at rate of three 

 and one-half bushels to acre, 9th of May, 1856; cut in August, 

 when the straw was slightly yellow ; yield, thirty-nine and one- 

 half bushels, of thirty-two pounds each, and two tons straw. 



Plowing and harrowing, $4 00 



Sowing, 50 



Seed, 1 75 



Harvesting, 2 00 



Treshing, 3 00 



$11 25 



39|- bushels at 45 cts., 

 Straw, 



Balance, 



$17 77 

 9 00 



$26 77 

 $15 52 



Michael Hildreth applied for premium for potatoes, grown on 

 a dark clayey loam, free from stone ; broken up from sward a 

 year ago last August; plowed eight inches; harrowed twice in 

 spring before planting; ten bushels cut potatoes planted 1st of 

 May ; rows four feet, hills two feet apart ; cultivated and hoed 

 once; harvested 1st of September; yield, 145 bushels at 42 

 cents, $60.90; plowing and harrowing, $5.00; planting, culti- 

 vating and housing, $16.00. Sold 75 bushels at from 50 to 75 

 cents. 



Mr. Dow applied for premium on Illinois spring wheat sowed 

 broadcast, on a dark loam, fifteen inches deep, which had been 

 in grass for fifteen years ; planted to corn last year ; plowed 

 ten inches deep and harrowed ; the seed washed and mixed with 

 plaster, was sowed 9th May, one and three-fourths bushels to 

 acre; harvested in August, when the grain could be jammed be- 

 tween the thumb nails; crop, nineteen bushels to acre. 



Value of wheat, 



Cost ; plowing and har- 



$15 25 



straw, 



Deduct, 

 Balance, 



$39 75 



