128 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



rolled, and the corn drilled in 4 feet two inches apart with grain drill, sowing 

 two rows at once. Tlie planting was begun on May 15 and finished on the 17th. 

 The corn was cultivated, coniinencing May 28, twice in a row, and then thinned 

 to 14 inches in the drills and hoed at the same time. It was cultivated affain 

 in June and a third time in July, beginning on the 11th, some parts being hoed 

 the second time more perhaps to keep down the grass than to benefit the corn. 

 The crop has been inventoried at nearly its cost August 31, 1878. 

 The account with the field is as follows : 



Dr. Cr. 



To wood, 4^- cords (Inv.), @ S2.00 $9 00 



labor clearing 19 48 



By 8i cords Avood, @ 82.25 $18 56 



If " " (Inv. '78), @$2.00 3 50 



balance . - 6 42 



828 48 128 48 



The account with the corn crop is as follows : 



Dr. Cr. 



To preparing for and planting - $58 31 



labor on experimental corn 17 02 



manure 21 00 



labor on manure 13 97 



seed corn 5 52 



cultivation of crop 107 IG 



By inventory of crop $244 18 



To balance 21 20 



$244 18 $244 18 



The crop is growing finely and promises well at this date. 



FIELD No. e. 



The year opened with a crop of roots growing upon the south part of the 

 field. An oat croj) had been harvested from the north part, a portion of 

 which was estimated in the account of 1877, as only a part of the crop had 

 been threshed. The account with these crops is as follows: 



Dr. Cr. 



To roots as per Inv. 1877 $580 00 



labor harvesting 207 35 



By 11, GOO bu. roots, @ 7c $812 00 



To balance 24 G5 



$812 00 $812 00 



Tiie account shows that taking the crop at the inventory the roots cost less 

 than 7 cents per bushel in the pits, after paying for all the manure, labor on 

 manure, and iicrmanent improvement upon the lield. 



Tlic account witli the oats is this: 



