132 STATE BOARD OF AGEICULTURE. 



was run over the entire swamp, where horses were mired last year. The field 

 has been measured and gives an area of 20.15 acres on which wheat grew, and 

 the yield was 35.99 bushels per acre. The account with tiie field is as follows : 



Dk. <.^. 



To oat croj) * 77, as per Inventory ^314 00 



threshing the same 34 83 



threshing bill 20 32 



By lOlG bushels oats @ 30c.. $304 80 



20 tons straw @ 83.00 GO 00 



To wheat as per Inventory 220 00 



labor seeding 7 16 



185 lbs. clover seed @ 84.50 13 88 



173 fts. timothy seed @ 81.56 + 42 cents freight G 42 



threshing 724 bushels Avheat @ 4c .' 28 9G 



labor, harvesting and threshing 101 55 



wood for engine (two cords) 3 00 



By 724 bushels wheat @ 81.00 724 00 



48 tons of straw® 81.50 72 00' 



To balance 410 69 



81160 80 811G0 80 



The balance on oat crop shows a loss of 84.34 from estimate of the previous, 

 year. The wheat crop shows a gain of 8414.63. The wheat cost, in the 

 granary, a little less than 43 cents per bushel, including the cost of seeding the 

 field to timothy and clover. "Without that the cost was 39 cents per bushel. 



The catch of grass was very fine, and promises well for ne.\t year. In this 

 field were sown the experimental grasses. The results will be noted in the 

 supplement. 



FIELD NO. 11 



was in corn at the time of making last year's report. This crop was secured^ 

 and in the spring tlie ground was plowed for oats; the crop sown and the land 

 seeded to clover and timothy. The swamp has been cleared, and a large- 

 amount of work done there by way of permanent improvement. 

 The account is as follows : 



corn crop 1877. 



Dk. Cr. 



To 1,100 bushels corn (estimated) and inventoried @ 20 c. 8220 00 



20 tons stalks @ 82.00 .-. 40 00 



labor in harvesting, etc 90 98 



By 1,075 bushels corn 8280 35 



20 tons stalks (nj 82.00 40 OQ 



balance - 30 63 



8350 98 8350 98 



The corn was charged to the cattle barn at the uniform jirice of 30 cents per 

 bushel of ears, and the poor corn to tlie piggery at the price of 15 cents per 

 bushel of ears. The corn cost in the crib 23 4- cents per bushel. 



