A BUSHEL OF CORN. 



39 



Manure, sixteen cords, one-half to go to land .... $32 00 



Fertilizer, two loads 6 00 



Total $96 60 



Value of Crop. 

 By weight, 128f bushels shelled corn, allowing 70 lbs. on the 



ear, at 70 cents $90 12 



Three tons of stover 24 00 



Twelve cartloads of pumpkins 12 00 



Total .' $126 12 



Balance in favor of crop 29 52 



PLYMOUTH. 



[From the Supervisors' Report.] 



For the Best Experiment in Raising Corn at the Least Cost per Bushel. 



Amount 

 per Acre. 



Cost per Bushel. 



Rufus A. Littlefield of E. Bridgewater 

 Davis Copeland of W. Bridgewater . 

 Henry M. Porter of Halifax 



64£ bushels. 

 60 " 



37 



22* cents. 

 31if « 

 49 « 



The difficulties attending the award of these premiums 

 have been greater this year than last, owing to the much 

 greater diversity in the character and previous condition of 

 the land on which the crops are grown, and would have 

 been more troublesome still, had the competition been close, 

 which, luckily, it was not. Mr. Littlefield's piece was near 

 his house ; is naturally good corn-land ; and, though it has 

 received but little dressing for a number of years, yet evi- 

 dently it was in good heart, and capable of producing a fair 

 crop without dressing. Mr. Copeland's was rather rough, 

 considerably worn pasture-land; and though, perhaps, the 

 soil might be tolerably strong, and well adapted to the 

 growth of grass, yet it was not what would be called good 

 corn-land. Mr. Porter's was different from either of the 

 others. His was also old pasture, but with a light sandy soil 

 favorable for the growth of white-pine, by which it is nearly 

 surrounded, and had not been ploughed for a great many 



