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WEST OXFORD SOCIETY. 



Statement of Joseph W. CoJhij. 



My crop consisting of 81 bushels of corn, was raised on one acre 

 of land. The nature of the soil is light, fine and loamy, and of a 

 yellow color, 12 inches deep. Its niechanioal condition is good. 

 The treatment of the soil and crops is given in the annexed account. 

 The manure was spread upon the furrow. It was planted with a 

 hoe, on the 15th of May. The seed was 8 rowed ; used 16 quarts, 

 The cost of growing the same and its value are as follows : 



Dr. 



Plowing 4 clays, at 1.25, 

 7 cords barnyard manure, 

 iipplying same. 

 Harrowing, . . 



Furrowing and planting, 

 Cultivating twice. 

 Hoeing twice, 10 days, . 

 Cutting stalks and harvesting, 

 Husking, 8 days, 

 IG quiirts seed, . 

 Interest on land. 



Ci'op of Corn. 



S J 00 81 bushels, at SI, 



21 00 2i tons fodder, . 



3 00 Manure left in soil for future crop, 



2 00 



2 50 



1 25 



10 00 



5 50 



8 00 

 64 



1 20 i 



Cr. 



$81 00 

 17 50 

 15 00 



$60 09 



Deduct cost, 

 Profit, 



113 50 

 60 09 



$53 41 



Statement of Reiiben Kimball. 



My crop consisting of 88 bushels of corn, was grown on one acre 

 63 rods, being at the rate of 66 bushels to the acre. The soil on 

 which it grew was interval, plowed | last fall and the other half 

 this spring. It is a sandy loam, free from stones, Ij'ing on the 

 bank of the Saco river. The field cut about 15 cwt. of hay last 

 year. The manure was taken from my barn cellar, eighteen loads 

 were harrowed in, in the spring, and twelve put in the hill. It was 

 planted the 18'th and 19th of May, and cut and shocked the middle 

 of September. The seed is the largo twelve rowed variety, grown 

 by me for several years. The cost of growing the same and its 

 value are as follows : 



Dr. Crop of Corn. Cr. 



Plowing, C days, . . $6 00 88 bushels, at $1, . . $88 00 



30 loads manure. 



Harrowing, 



Furrowing, . , 



Hoeing, 8 days, 



Harvesting, 



Seed, 



30 00 Fodder, 

 2 00 Manure left in soil for future crops, 

 4 00 estimated, 

 8 00 

 8 00 

 50 



$58 50 



Deduct cost, 

 Profit, 



10 00 



10 00 



$108 00 

 58 50 



$50 50 



Statement of James Walker. 



My crop, consisting of 62 bushels of corn, was grown on one 

 acre of land. The soil upon which it grew was upland loam, quite 

 rocky, 2| feet deep, of chocolate color, not very light, resting on a 

 hard, gravelly subsoil. Said land was in grass the previous year. 

 In May last I spread on 8 cords of manure from my manure cellar. 

 On the 18th I plowed in the manure and greensward, and on the 

 23d planted, after harrowing. Made the rows nearly north and 



