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years had been in grass, and was well grass-bound and dove- 

 tailed with witch-grass. Both crops of corn exceeded one hun- 

 dred bushels to the acre, consuming a large share of the manure 

 applied to the land. The oats were harvested the last of July, 

 and amounted to 32 1| bushels, and 3,000 pounds of straw. 



Cost of planting and other preparation, ... $8 25 

 of seed and sowing, . . . . . 2 20 



of harvesting and threshing, . . . . 8 50 



$18 95 



Statement of George R. Carter. 



Barley. — The soil on which I raised my barley was a clayey 

 loam, ploughed in the fall and spring, seven inches deep. In 

 1865 I grew corn on the land, spreading ten loads of green 

 manure and putting twelve loads of compost in the hill. Sowed 

 May 9th after spreading eight loads of manure, with three 

 bushels of two-rowed barley ; harvested, 43f | bushels and one- 

 half ton of straw. 



Cost of ploughing, ....... 



of manure, ....... 



of seed and sowing, ...... 



of harvesting, &c, ...... 



$27 90 



Statement of Joseph Goodrich. 



Oats. — The soil on which I raised my oats was a clayey 

 loam ; for the crop ploughed about April 1st, six to eight inches 

 deep. In 1864, it was in grass, in 1865 corn, using about eight 

 cords stable manure. Sowed about the 8th of April with three 

 bushels to the acre ; cradled the second week in August ; the 

 amount of oats was 52^|- bushels ; straw, one ton. 



Cost of ploughing and other preparation, . . $4 00 



of seed and planting, ..... 4 50 



of harvesting and threshing, .... 7 00 



$15 50 



