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mate of the amount is not far from six tons per acre at 

 the time of husking ; when thoroughly dry, it would weigh 

 much less. I consider the fodder twenty-four tons, and 

 Avorth $8 per ton. I sold at home about eight bushels of 

 the corn after it was husked, $1.40 per bushel, seventy-five 

 pounds to the bushel. About thirty bushels of green corn 

 in all, worth about half price. Twelve hundred pounds of 

 Cumberland superphosphate were used on the four acres, which 

 cost $30. 



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Statement of E, F, Bow ditch. 



Indian Corn. — My corn-field measures about nine and a 

 half acres, and was in grass in 1874, and has had no manure 

 for three years. The nature of the soil is dark loam, with a 

 sandy clay subsoil ; the field was ploughed once, seven inches 

 deep, in October, 1874, and harrowed twice in May, 1875. 



Cost of ploughing and harrowing, ..... $42 00 

 I applied 4,389 pounds sulphate ammonia ; 1,681 pounds 

 muriate potash; 1,543|- pounds boneblack, treated 

 with 771| pounds sulphuric acid. Oue-half the above 

 amount was spread broadcast, and the other half 

 strewn in the drill and covered with the foot before 

 dropping the seed. Cost of manure, .... 310 77 

 Cost of mixing, carting and spreading the same, . . 12 87 



The field was planted by hand, Maj^ 26, 1875, using 

 about two bushels of seed (northern eight-rowed). 

 Cost of seed and planting, ..... 15 25 



The crop was harrowed with a smoothing harrow once, 

 horse-hoed both ways twice, and hand-hoed at three 

 different times, at the expense of ... . 43 75 



The crop was cut and stocked September 17, 18, and 20, 

 at an expense of ...... . 



The estimated cost of husking 1,097^ bushels corn, at 10 



The estimated cost of stowing stover, at $7.50 per acre, 

 Interest on land and taxes, ...... 



Total expense, $684 35 



