COST OF INDIAN CORN. 



101 



Cr. 

 Oct. 20, by 200 bushels of ears of corn, or 114 

 bushels of shelled corn, 86 cents per bushel 



By 1,000 pounds stalks 



About 2,500 pounds of husks .... 



Cost of corn per bushel, 49 19-114 cents. 

 Mtlfobd, Oct. 26. 



$98 04 

 5 00 

 7 00 



^110 04 



PLYMOUTH. 



[From the Supervisor's Report.] 



There were three entries for the best experiment in raising 

 corn at the least cost per bushel. 



Amount per Acre. 



Cost per Bushel. 



E. B. Thompson of Halifax . 



R. M. Littlefield of East Bridgewater 



A. L. Covington of Middleborough 



42f bushels. 

 5l| " 

 43f " 



32 cents — 

 32^ cents + 

 55 cents — 



It will be understood, that, in awarding the premiums 

 under this head, more responsibility than usual rested upon 

 the supervisor, who, in addition to the inspection of the crop 

 and the method of cultivation, was required to take into con- 

 sideration the previous condition and past treatment for a 

 number of years, of the land upon which it was grown, and 

 also its condition with regard to a future crop. Between Mr. 

 Thompson and Mr. Covington there was no apparent diffi- 

 culty in this respect, as their land was thought to be very 

 nearly alike as to previous condition and treatment, and 

 they both used nearly the same kind of fertilizer, — Peruvian 

 guano ; the only essential difference being, that Mr. Coving- 

 ton used more, and applied a part under and a part on top of 

 the furrow, while Mr, Thompson's was all put under. This, 

 in a dry season, is probably the best method, especially in a 

 light, dry soil. The increased cost of Mr. Covington's corn 

 per bushel over Mr. Thompson's will be found partly in his 

 labor account. This is liis first appearance as a competitor 



