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has been pastured by milch cows, till the present year ; no 

 manure had been put upon it ; the cows had been yarded ofif 

 the land at night, thus reducing the land by continued cropping. 

 Last spring the land was ploughed with Keith's plough, No. 1, 

 cutting a furrow about ten inches in width, not over seven in 

 depth ; the team was two horses ; it was harrowed lightly with 

 one horse, then furrowed both ways, so as to make about three 

 thousand hills to the acre. The manure used, was a mixture of 

 mud, with the barn and pigsty manure, through the year remain- 

 ing in the yards till it was put directly in the hill. The corn 

 was an eight-rowed variety of yellow, and had been raised for 

 more than forty years in this vicinity. The seed was prepared 

 by a method which I have practised nearly forty years, which 

 prevented the ravages of worms,* so that the hills were full of 

 stalks, with but a very few exceptions. The manure being all 

 put in the hills, the planting was immediately done, so there was 

 no loss by the sun and winds, as often happens ; commenced 

 planting corn the 18th May; owing to stormy weather, it was 

 delayed till June 1st; commenced ploughing and hoeing 10th 

 June ; we ploughed and hoed the field over three times between 

 this and 12th July. The stalks were cut the second week in 

 September ; cut, bound, and piked up the same day ; in about 

 twelve days they were taken to the barn. On the 7th of Octo- 

 ber commenced harvesting. The result is as follows : — 



Cr. 



By GOO bundles stalks, 

 8,550 pounds husks, 

 190 bushels corn, .... 



Interest on land, ..... 



X (XJ^Ud« ••••••• 



Ploughing two and a half days with two 

 horses, ....... 



Harrowing and furrowing, .... 



*A Beceipt fjr prapciriiij Sisd Cjrii. — Dissolve four table- spoonfuls of tar in one 

 gallon of boiling water, and stir in immediately six qu irts of corn ; in two 

 minutes drain, off the water ; then mix one pint of plaster of Paris, which AviU 

 Bcparate the kernels for dropping. 



