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CUMBERLAND COUNTY SOCIETY. 



Gorliam, to whom we award the second premium; and Ithiel Blake 

 of Gorham, to whom we award the third premium. 



We recommend the publication, as a part of this report, of the 

 statements, and the account current with the several crops, of the 

 successful competitors, and also those of Leonard Shaw of Standish ; 

 all of these documents being worthy a careful examination by the 

 farmers. It will be perceived that the value placed upon the corn 

 fodder, and upon the manure left in the soil for future crops is esti- 

 mated very differently ; the latter varying from twenty-five to eighty- 

 two per cent, of the value at first applied. We do not presume to 

 decide who is nearest right, but call attention to the differences of 

 opinion, hoping that farmers may be induced to make some carefully 

 conducted experiments tending to settle these uncertain points. 



Amos Boulter^S Statement. 



My crop consisted of 44| bushels of 56 pounds to the bushel, and 

 was grown upon one half of an acre, being at the rate of 89^ bushels 

 to the acre. The soil on which it was grown, was interval or sandy 

 loam, free from stones and clay, of light color and very fine. The 

 subsoil is also sandy, — the distance to subsoil is about one foot, — 

 planted last year to corn ; broke up the year previous. I put on the 

 land last year about two cords of manure in the hill. 



The present year I have spread upon the ground two cords of 

 manure and plowed it in, after which I applied two cords in the hill. 

 Corn planted on the 21st of May; distance between rows, four feet, 

 and between hills three feet ; used about four quarts of seed, which 

 was used without any previous preparation. Tlie corn was cut up 

 and shocked September loth, and harvested October 15th. 



Dr. 



Plowing 1 \ days, 

 2 cords barnyard manure, 

 2 cords other old manure, 

 Carting and applying same, 



Crop of Indian Corn. 



SI 16 ; 44| bushels at Sl-Hi per bushel, 



5 00 I 2 tons fodder, . 



5 00 ' Manurg left in soil for future 



2 00 crops — estiuuated, 



Total, 



$27 24 



Cr. 



$51 91 

 4 00 



2 30 



Profit, 



$31 17 



