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Statement of William F. Cheney. 



The land on which my corn was raised is meadow, and in 

 potatoes last year. The half acre was ploughed once, furrowed, 

 and laid out four cart-loads of manure in the hill, planted it, 

 and hoed it once. Expenses of cultivation : — 



Drawing and laying out manure in hill. 

 Ploughing and furrowing. 

 Planting, ..... 

 Hoeing, ..... 

 Four cart-loads manure, half to corn, 

 Seed corn, 



$1 00 

 1 75 

 1 20 



1 58 



2 00 

 IT 



$7 70 



Total, . 

 Yield — Seventy-four bushels, twelve quarts to the acre 



Tyngsborough. 



Statement of Francis Richardson. 



The half acre of corn which I offer for premium, is a sandy 

 loam. It was in grass last year. This year it was ploughed in 

 May, six inches deep ; manured from the barn cellar, 8| loads, 

 two-thirds meadow muck, spread and harrowed in, marked with 

 a chain each way three feet apart, planted Avith Brown corn. 

 First time hoeing cultivated both ways, and hoed twice after- 

 wards. Expenses of the crop as follows : — 



Manure in cellar, 8| loads, $8.67 — half to corn. 

 Ploughing, ...... 



Carting and spreading manure, . 

 Harrowing, ...... 



Marking and planting. 



Cultivating and hoeing, three times. 



Total, 

 Yield — Seventy-one bushels one peck to the acre. 



Chelmsford. 



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