MAINE STATE SOCIETY. 31 



Indian Corn. Statement of Nelson Haskell, of Poland : 



"My crop, consisting of 88 1-6 bushels of 56 pounds to the 

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

 yellow loam, inclining to the south, about three feet deep, and quite 

 stony. The land was broken up in the spring of 1859, planted to 

 corn, manured in the hill with two cords of barn-yard manure, and 

 plastered. The following spring twenty-one loads of muck and barn 

 manure, of one-third of a cord each, were spread broadcast on the 

 ground, and ploughed in about nine inches deep, then harrowed and 

 cultivated the whole till five or six inches of the surface had come 

 to a fine tilth, believing that it is important to have the ground 

 thoroughly pulverized for the reception of all seeds. The ground 

 was then furrowed in a southwest direction, three and a half feet 

 apart. Three cords of muck, hog and barn-yard manure was ap- 

 plied in the furrows, about two feet apart ; then covered it up with 

 loam, and pressed it down ; then dropped four bushels of plaster and 

 ashes, (one-third ashes.) well mixed; then dropped about one-third 

 of the piece with four or five kernels to the hill, the remainder sep- 

 arated the kernels, dropping three kernels in a place about six 

 inches apart, which was the best corn Planted the 23d and 24th 

 of May, Used the large variety of eight and twelve-rowed seed. 

 Hoed and cultivated twice. Harvested Oct. 25th. 



Statement of J. W. Colby of Denmark, Oxford County : 



"My crop, consisting of 865 bushels, was grown on one acre. 

 The soil upon which it grew was light loam, (stones mostly I'emoved) 

 of a redish brown color, one foot deep, fine and friable, hard, grav- 

 elly subsoil. Raised on sward land that had previously been to 

 grass four years, and cut one ton of hay to the acre the year before 

 I plowed it up. Used 6| cords of manure kept in the barn cellar; 

 spread and harrowed into the soil. Planted the 15th and 16th of 

 May, 20 quarts of seed to the acre. Eight-rowed seed planted. 

 Rows thiee feet apart, hills two feet. Ploughed in the fall of 1859. 

 Corn planted dry, without soaking. No lop-dressing. Used about 

 one spoonful of plaster in each hill. Harvested from 15th to 18th 

 of October." 



Statement of Wm. Grinnell of Exeter, Penobscot County : 



"My crop, consisting of 185 bushels of ears, was grown on one 

 acre, being at the rate of 67 bushels shelled corn to the acre. The 

 soil upon which it grew was a fine gravelly loam of a yellowish 

 color, 15 inches deep, on coarse gravelly subsoil. It was planted 

 with potatoes the last year, without manure. Was plowed in the 

 fall and manured on an experiment, as by a circular sent out by the 

 Secretary of the Board of Agriculture, viz : To divide the acre 

 into fourths, and manure as follows : 



