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Statement of S. M. Tliomas. 

 Indian Corn. — The field of corn which I enter for premium 

 contains one acre, and is valued at $50 ; the soil is a deep loam. 

 The field was grass ground, ploughed about the middle of May, 

 eight inches deep. The manure was put upon the land as it 

 came from the barn-cellar, at the rate of ten cords to the acre, 

 valued at eight dollars a cord, and thoroughly harrowed in. In 

 order to get'the full benefit of the manure, I think it should be 

 ploughed in three inches deep. 



Ploughing, . 



Carting manure, . 



Spreading, 



Harrowing, . 



Striking out, 



One peck of seed corn, 



Planting, 



Plaster, 



Cultivating three times, 



Hoeing three times, 



Weeding in August, 



Cutting and stooking stalks, 



Harvesting and husking, 



Ten cords of manure at $8 



year, 

 Interest and taxes, 



per cord, one-half this 



$4 oo 



$90 40 



The yield was 5,092 pounds, making 70-f- § bushels. 



7 Off bushels corn at 11.10 per bushel, 

 774 pounds stalks, at $1 per hundred, 

 Husks, ...... 



Income, ..... 



Expenses, ..... 



$77 79 



7 74 



15 00 



$100 53 

 90 40 



Profit, 



$10 13 



Samuel M. Thomas. 



