INDIAN CORN. 



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January 6th, Mr. Ilowlancl weighed and measured the corn 

 on 158 rods. 



Corn, 5,639 pounds ; cobs, 1,096^=6,735^-. 



Whole weight of corn and cobs in January, 1859, 6,827 J, . 



Whole amount of shelled corn on acre weighed 5,710 pounds, 

 and actually measured 103.] bushels, equal to 102^ bushels of 

 56 pounds per bushels. 



I planted two rows of potatoes around the corn, and when 

 the land was measured by A. Hale, Esq., at harvesting, I had 

 about one bushel of corn outside of the acre, which was sold 

 and removed before harvesting, and the potatoes and corn are 

 included in the following memorandum of expenses. 



1857. EXPENSES. 



For ploughing, .... 

 77 horse loads stable manure, 

 10 horse loads compost manure, 

 carting manure, . 



1858. 

 For 13] days preparing and planting, 

 5 days horse and cart, . 

 seed corn, .... 

 first hoeing, 



second hoeing and thinning, 

 third hoeing and thinning, . 

 cutting stalks, 

 harvesting, .... 



$163 00 



Bridgewater, January 6, 1859. 



HAMPDEN. 



Statement of H. M. Sessions. 



The crop of corn that I present for your consideration was 

 raised on three acres of land, from which a crop of corn was 

 taken last year. Sixty-four loads of manure were ploughed in 

 the third week in May, and the corn planted the 26th and 27th 

 of May. The Demond corn was planted, three feet apart each 



