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eiglit inclies apart. The first tassels were removed July 24, 1801, 

 and on each of tlie following dates all tassels were removed that 

 had made their appearance since the previous picking: July 

 twenty-eighth, August first, August seventh and August fifteenth. 

 The com was allowed to stand until fuUy ripe, as shown by the 

 total absence of any soft corn, when it was cut, husked, weighed 

 and counted, with the results shown in detail in the following 

 tables: 



