WHEAT. 265 



HAMPSHIRE. 



Statement of William Boivman and Sons. 



The land on which our wheat was raised, lies on the bank of 

 the Connecticut River, and measures 148 rods. The soil is a 

 sandy loam. We mowed a heavy crop of clover in June, 1855, 

 and on the 5th of September, we ploughed in the second crop, 

 which was good. On the next day, we sowed one-half bushel 

 of wheat, and harrowed till the land was mellow as an ash heap. 

 We sowed six bushels of plaster and ashes in the spring of '56, 

 and though the growth of straw was not large, yet the heads 

 were long and well filled with a large and plump berry. 



Value of crop: — 

 281 bushels of wheat, at |2, . 

 Straw, valued at . 



Expenses : — 

 Ploughing, sowing and harrowing, . 

 Seed |4, plaster, ashes and application, $1.50, 

 Harvesting and threshing. 

 Interest on land, ..... 



Net profit, .... $44 50 



Sunderland, November 15, 1856. 



Statement of Theophilus P. Huntington. 



The land on which my crop of spring wheat grew, lies near 

 the bank of Connecticut River, and is more sandy than our 

 alluvial soils generally are. In 1854, it was well manured and 

 produced broomcorn. In 1855, no manure was used. About 

 the middle of April, 1856, two bags of guano were sown, the 

 principal part of it being ploughed in, and the remainder har- 

 rowed in with the seed. I cleansed as much as possible one and 

 a half bushels of seed wheat, soaked it in strong lime, and after- 

 wards by careful picking over, freed it from foul seed. The 

 ground was harrowed and rolled. The crop was harvested 



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