GRAIN CROPS. 233 



HINGHAM. 



From the Report of the Committee. 



Indian Corn. — Although the time of visiting the crops was 

 delayed until quite late in the season, the several fields were 

 visited while growing, and each presented a very handsome ap- 

 pearance, being of lively color and uniform growth. The ears, 

 already well grown, gave promise of becoming large and full, 

 promising an abundant yield of fine, ripe corn. And well was 

 the promise fulfilled, as the following results show : — 



From the field of one acre, entered by Mr. David Whiton, 

 two rods were selected and harvested October 5th, the product 

 of which was shelled December 1st, and weighed 71 pounds, 

 giving 101f ! bushels to the acre. 



The same measured 42 T | 7 quarts, giving lOB^ 2 ^ bushels to 

 the acre. The cobs weighed 20 pounds. 



The product of the two rods selected from the field of one 

 acre, entered by Mr. Fearing, harvested October 9th, and shelled 

 December 2d, weighed 79 pounds, giving 112|| bushels to the 

 acre. The same measured 46 quarts, giving 115 bushels to the 

 acre. The cobs weighed 19| pounds. 



The product of one rod from the field of the half acre, en- 

 tered by Mr. Joseph Thomas, harvested October 9th, and shelled 

 December 2d, weighed 43 pounds, giving 61|| bushels to the 

 half acre, and 122|| to the acre. Cobs weighed lOf pounds. 



The product of one rod, selected from the field of the half 

 acre, entered by Mr. Fearing, harvested October 9th, and shelled 

 December 2d, weighed 37 pounds, giving 52-f § bushels to the 

 half acre, and 105-|^ to the acre. Cobs weighed 9| pounds. 



The same measured 21 t 2 ^ 5 q quarts, giving 53^ bushels to the 

 half acre, and 106^ bushels to the acre. 



One rod from the field of the half acre, entered by Mr. 

 Whiton, harvested October 5th, and shelled December 1st, 

 yielded thirty pounds of shelled corn, giving 42|| bushels to 

 half acre, and 85f § to the acre. The same measured 18 T y F 

 quarts, giving 46 T 8 /o bushels to the half acre, and 93^ bush- 

 els to the acre. 



The product of the rod taken from Mr. Thomas's field meas- 

 ured 23^- quarts, giving 59 i y s - bushels to the half acre, and 

 118 t 7 q 5 q bushels to the acre : four bushels less than the yield 

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