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N. B. We make it a general rule to plough our mowing 

 land or hard ground in about six years after seeding to grass, 

 and plant sometimes one and sometimes two years as the sod 

 gets rotten. 



Josiah Gibbs. 



worcester north. 



From the Pteport of the Committee. 

 In determining the amount of corn grown per acre the fol- 

 lowing mode was adopted : an average square rod was selected 

 from each field, and the quantity thus taken was dried, shelled 

 and weighed, December 4th ; the number of pounds from each 

 square rod being multiplied by 160 was acknowledged to be the 

 weight per acre of each field. For convenience, we here ex- 

 hibit a table giving the weight of ears ; also that of shelled corn, 

 shrinkage, &c. 



For further information in regard to the above fields the 

 reader is referred to competitors' statements as below. 



It appears from the statements of the competitors that the 

 average cost of growing an acre of corn does not exceed 

 $85, and the value of manure and fertilizers about the same, 

 making the gross amount $70, and the cash value of the 

 same $100. This question has received no small amount of 

 discussion. One farmer, who has been successful in growing 

 corn, feels quite sure that his field has not cost so much labor or 

 manure as it would had he cultivated the same with Swedish 

 turnips, and it is far the most valuable to feed to stock ; another 



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