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Gain, 

 Bernakdston, September 30, 1856. 



118 43 



$54 75 

 136 32 



Statement of Charles Parsons. 



The wheat offered for premium was raised on 180 rods of land. 

 It was broken up in 1854. I harrowed in twenty cart-loads 

 of stable manure and planted with corn. In 1855, 1 ploughed in 

 twenty-five loads of sheep manure and put twelve loads of com- 

 post manure from the hogyard, in the hill, and planted corn. 

 In 1856, the first week in May, I ploughed once, harrowed and 

 sowed three bushels of wheat, after washing in brine and rolling 

 in lime. 



Produce, 41^ bushels, averaging 36 bushels and 21 quarts per 

 acre. 



Conway, September 30, 1856. 



PLYMOUTH. ^ 



Statement of Benjamin Hohart. 



I ploughed my acre three times, but put on no manure this 

 spring, for Mr. Allen says I err in manuring for wheat when 

 sown in the spring. For three years past it was planted to 

 corn, and well manured, and gave good crops. I sowed two 

 bushels of my golden straw wheat on the acre, harrowed once 

 before sowing and once after ; sowed grass seed and bushed it. 

 I reaped the wheat in the first part of August, and had seven- 

 teen bushels. 



I committed two errors ; I think I ought to have manured 

 in the spring, and to have sown two and one-half bushels of 



