GRAIN CROPS. 



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Statement of David Whiton, Esq. 



A crop of corn presented for the premium of the society, the 

 quantity of land being one acre : — 



The nature of the soil is a sandy loam, and the land was in 

 grass for the two previous years. The ploughing was done in 

 August, 1870, and was twelve inches deep, two men and four 

 oxen occupying one day in the labor. Half a day with a pair 

 of horses was spent in harrowing, and two hours with horse and 

 hands in furrowing. 



Nine cords of stable manure, with one-fourth mixture of 

 meadow mud, were hauled on and ploughed in four inches deep, 

 in May, — the value of the manure on the ground being sixty- 

 three dollars. To this were added three casks double-refined 

 Lodi poudrette. 



The planting was made the 19th of May, and seven quarts of 

 Colman corn were used in seeding, — the cost of the seed being 

 fifty cents. The hills were 3| feet apart each way, and 3| days' 

 work was spent in planting. 



The crop was cultivated once and hoed twice, in doing which 

 seven and one-half days were spent. Two days were spent in 

 cutting and shocking stalks, and six days in harvesting, includ- 

 ing husking. 



There were two tons of top-stalks, valued at $15 per ton, and 

 three tons of bottom stalks, valued at $15 per ton. 



The yield of corn, as reported by the committee, was 101f | 

 bushels to the acre by weight, and 10 Qjq 5 q bushels to the acre 

 by measure. 



David Whiton. 



Statement of Expenses on one half acre of Corn, by Joseph 



Thomas. 



$24 00 



Manure, ploughed in, 3 cords at $8, 

 Hen manure, 2 barrels at $1, . 

 Wood ashes (in the hill), 1 barrel at 

 Salt-mud and sand, 1 cord at . 

 Labor — getting out manure, 

 ploughing, . 



u 



u 



furrowing, 



Seed, half peck, 



2 00 

 75 



2 00 

 5 00 



3 50 

 1 00 



25 



