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Harrowed and furrowed it, and manured in the hill. Planted 17th 

 and 18th of May, with the Dutton corn, no previous preparation; 

 about two bushels of plaster for top dressing. Ninth of September, 

 cut up about one-third at the bottom. The remainder stood in the 

 field without cutting at all, till gathered. Harvested October 4th. 

 Hoed once, and cultivated twice. Planted three feet apart, each 

 way." 



Barley. First premium on barley, to Thomas J. Trask of Jef- 

 ferson, on 47 bushels per acre, on a dark sandy loam, underlaid with 

 clay, plowed in fall of 1857, ten inches deep. In 1858, planted 

 with corn, with six cords long manure harrowed in, and six cords 

 compost in the hill, plowed late in fall of 1858 ; cross plowed and 

 harrowed in May, 1859 ; sowed two bushels seed May 14th ; har- 

 vested middle of August. 



William Grinnell, Exeter, second premium, 37 bushels per acre. 

 The land has been in corn, the year past. 



A statement from E. F. Crane of Kenduskeao;, is returned, not 

 authenticated, of 51 bushels per acre. 



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Rye. First premium to D. C. Williams of Readfield, on 28| 

 bushels winter rye, per acre. Mr. W.'s statement is as follows: 



" The soil upon which it grew was deep sandy loam, no rocks or 

 clay, of dark yellow color, and about two feet in depth, fine and 

 easy to be worked. The land was cleared twenty years ago, and 

 planted to corn on the burn, and in the September or October fol- 

 lowing, was sown to winter rye, both crops being excellent. It was 

 laid down to grass with the rye crop and mowed for sixteen years, 

 successively, [afterwards] without any dressing. In 1858, this acre 

 was broken and planted, without dressing, producing 150 bushels of 

 French white potatoes, harvested the first of September, 1858. The 

 ground was then plowed eight or nine inches deep, with a team of 

 one yoke of oxen and one of steers, occupying one and one-fourth 

 days. It was harrowed 13th of September, and sown the same day. 

 Harrowed once before sowing and twice afterwards — no dressing of 

 any kind was used. The amount of seed used was one and three- 

 fourths bushels of white winter rye, sown dry. This being more 

 than the usual quantity of seed, the grain did not branch but grew 

 very tall, with long heads well filled. It was harvested the last 

 days of July, being reaped and shocked in the field, where it stood 

 from two to three weeks, then housed until the last of September, 

 when it was threshed with a flail. The items of expense are the 

 plowing and harrowing of land, seed and sowing same. Harvesting 

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