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once. Harvested the 12th of September by cutting up at the 

 roots. The corn was shelled and weighed the 13th day of 

 November. On the piece where the manure was spread and 

 ploughed in I had 2,340 pounds sound corn, or at the rate 

 of 83^ bushels per acre, and 5,400 pounds of fodder per acre. 

 On the part manured in the hill I had 2,060 pounds of sound 

 corn, or 36^^ bushels, being 7d^ bushels to the acre, and 

 2,200 fodder, or 4,400 pounds to the acre. I make no men- 

 tion of soft corn, as there was but little, not more than five 

 baskets on the piece. In statements of debit and credit I 

 make two statements, and make them as though each part 

 contained one acre, more easily to show the profits of each. 

 Where the corn was manured in the hill, it was more forward 

 than where it was spread on ; but the yield of corn and of 

 fodder was much the largest where spread on. 



I consider that in this experiment each bushel of ashes 

 gave me one bushel of corn ; and the land where manure is 

 spread and ploughed in is in much better condition for future 

 crops, besides less labor to apply and plant the crop. 



Statement of Expense and Value of Crop of Corn. — Piece 

 WHERE Manure was Spread on. 



Expense of Crop 

 Cost of ploughing, . 

 One-balf value of manure, $35, 

 Drawing and spreading manure, 

 Cost of seed and planting, 



" cultivation, . 



" ashes, .... 



" harvesting, . 



10 00 



Interest on land, ....... 



Value of Crop. 



88^ bushels corn at $1, 



5,400 pounds fodder at $10 per ton, .... 



Deduct expense, 54 50 



Net income, $56 07 



