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Nathaniel Walker, Fryeburg, best crop rye. 



" " " second do. 



A. McKeen, " best crop oats. 



W. W. Spring, BrownfieM, best seed corn. 

 ' J. W. Colby, Denmark, second do. 

 " " " best crop corn. 



Jona. Sanborn, Fryeburg, second do. 



Statement of John Moulton. 



My crop, consisting of 64^- bushels of spring wheat, was grown on 

 2| acres, being at the rate of 26 bushels to the acre. The soil upon 

 which it grew was yellow loam, ploughed once with horses, and har- 

 rowed smooth. Amount of seed used about 2| bushels of Malaga 

 wheat. Sowed April 28th. Land planted the year before with 

 corn, and manured only in 1859 with about 15 cords of manure to 

 the acre. 



^Latcment of Joseph G. Swan. 



My crop of wheat, consisting of 1 5 bushels, of GO pounds to the 

 bushel, was grown on one acre, 110 rods, being at the rate of 26 

 and four-sixths bushels to the acre. The soil upon which it grew 

 was a fine gravelly soil, with some small stones. The land was nat- 

 urally rocky, but the most of the rocks have been hauled off. Tiie soil 

 is a deep stony soil, underlaid with a granite ledge. From five to 

 ten feet from the top the subsoil is gravelly, of a yellow cast. 



The ground was manured with 6 cords of barn-yard manure to 

 the acre, and planted with corn last year ; raised a good crop After 

 the corn was taken oflf it was well ploughed, and as soon as the frost 

 was out last spring, it was well harrowed ; the first of May sowed 

 to wheat of the Scotch Fife variety. Two bushels on the piece of 

 270 square rods. No manure used this year. Harvested about the 

 middle of Auc^ust. 



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Statement of Jonathan Sanborn. 



My crop, consisting of 26 bushels of wheat, 60 pounds to the 

 bushel, was grown on one acre. Tiie soil upon which it grew was a 

 gravelly loam, rather stoney ; Avas planted to corn last 3'ear, dressed 

 at that time with eigl)teen loads of barn manure; bore a good crop 

 of corn. Ploucrhed after takinfj; off the corn. Cultivated before 

 sowing in the spring, then sowed and harrowed in about the 10th of 

 April. Not any dressing in the spring ; no top dressing at all. 



