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Beets. First premium to D. L. Pitcher, for 176 bushels man- 

 golds on one-eighth of an acre. 



Second premium to Robert Patterson, for 125 bushels on one- 

 eighth of an acre; gravelly soil, in sward; plowed and top dressed 

 with two and a half cords stable manure. 



Repokt of Committee on Grain Crops. 



There were fine samples of corn presented by the following gen- 

 tlemen : Robert Drinkwater, William Marriner, Vinal Hills, Rob't 

 Patterson, Samuel F. Shaw, George Gilmore, Samuel Bullen, and 

 J. M. Paul. 



Statement of Robert Drinkwater — First Premium on Corn. 



My crop consisting of 120 bushels of ears, was grown on one 

 acre of ground, being at the rate of 60 bushels to the acre. The 

 soil on which it grew was loam ; spread six cords of manure and 

 put one shovelful in the hill ; hoed once and pnlled weeds among 

 the same in August. The cost of growing the same and its value, 

 as follows : 



Dr. 



Plowing 1 day, 



6 cords barn yard manure, 



6 cords other manure. 



Carting and applying the same, 



Harrowing and ridging, 



Furrowing and planting, 



Cultivating once, . , 7o 



Hoeing, 3 days, . . 3 00 



Other cultivating and weeding, 50 



Cutting stalks and harvesting, 2 00 



Husking, . . . 4 00 



8 quarts seed, ... 25 



Interest on land, . . 1 25 



$48 75 



Deduct cost, 

 Profit, 



$93 00 



48 75 



$44 25 



Statement of Wm. Marriner, Lincohwille — Second Premiwm, 



My crop consisting of 120 bushels of ears, was grown on 1^ acre, 

 being at the rate of 106| bushel to the acre. The soil on which it 

 grew was stony loam. Previous to 1857, soil run out. Plowed 

 the same in 1857, and sowed to oats; in 1858, plowed, spread 

 manure, and sowed to wheat and barley ; 1859 manured in the hill 

 and planted to corn. The cost of growing the same and its value 

 are as follows : 



