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account of the variable conditions of the treatment of various parts of the field, 

 as well as the unequal stand of the grain, no definite result or comparison 

 could be reached. 



The wheat suffered severely from the frequent freezing and thawing of the 

 •open winter, as in this locality the ground was free from frost three times during 

 the winter. The Asiatic and Diehl varieties suffered most. AVe commenced 

 cutting wheat on July 11th, on the 12tli began reaping, and cut the Week's 

 wheat and Asiatic, on the 13tli cut the Gold Medal variety, and finished the 

 same week. Began drawing on the 17th, and finished on July 21st. 



The Asiatic, Gold Medal, and Clawson varieties have been threshed, and 

 yielded respectively 7^, 15, and 174- bushels per acre. The Asiatic was badly 

 shrunken, and the Clawson somewhat so. The Gold Medal was very plump 

 and nice. One inference can fairly be drawn from the treatment of the field, 

 and that is, that the wheat seemed to withstand the severity of the winter the 

 best where the ground was not rolled in the fall. One trial, however, does not 

 make a general rule. 



The wheat threshed weighs as follows : Gold Medal, G0|- lbs. ; Clawson, 

 58f lbs., and the Asiatic wheat, 54|- lbs. per bushel by measure. 



Seed of each of these three varieties has been sown on the farm the present 

 year for the crop of 1877. This field is now being pastured with yearlings on 

 account of the large growth the timothy attained. 

 The summary is this : 



Dr. Cr. 



To labor in threshing out crop, '75 $38 39 



" on this year's wheat crop 60 83 



cost of sown crop 159 64 



" seeding to timothy 20 75 



clover-seed (cost of seed) 18 67 



dressing of plaster, etc 1 66 



By account of last year's crop $38 39 



350 bushels Avheat (estimated @ 11 00) 350 00 



24 tons straw @ $3 00 73 00 



To balance -.. 160 45 



$460 39 $460 39 



Field No. 10. Potatoes. This field was divided, and five acres from the 

 north side were planted to jiotatoes, while the remainder of the field, 17 acres, 

 was sown to roots. Began to jilow for potatoes on May 15, 112 loads of com- 

 post having been drawn and spread on the ground before plowing. Harrowed 

 the ground east and west, aud marked the rows three feet apart, running a 

 light shovel plow to make a furrow, in which the potatoes were dropped and 

 covered by hand. 



The seed was mostly of medium size, and usually a potato was cut in three 

 or four pieces, two pieces being used in a hill. The rows only run one way, 

 and hills Avere from 2 to 2| feet apart in the rows. Eains hindered the work 

 greatly, so that on May 30th Ave Avere only through planting. 



As soon as the potatoes Averc up the ground Avas harrowed east and Avest, to keep 

 back the Aveeds. On June 28th cultivated them twice in a row, and on June 

 29th finished hoeing for the first time. They Avere cultivated again on July 



