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ering, and if left in the field until Spring will interfere very 

 much with the Spring work of putting in the crop. 



Estimate of cost and net proceeds for raising ten acres of 

 corn, based upon the average yield of the farm : 



If co'-n is planted three feet six inches by three feet nine 

 inches, the average stand being three stalks in each hill, and 

 there being one hundred and twenty-five ears in each bushel, 

 the yield is seventy-four bushels per acre ; for one hundred 

 and forty ears per bushel, and three stalks per hill, sixty-six 

 bushels ; for one hundred and forty ears per bushel, two and 

 three-quarter stalks per hill, sixty bushels ; for one hundred 

 and forty ears per bushel, two and one-half stalks per hill, 

 fifty-five bushels. 



Rent foi ten acres of land, _ - - $20.00 



Plowing land, 10.00 



Harrowing previous to planting, one-half day, 1.50 

 Markhig the land, _ _ _ _ _ 1.50 



Seed corn, fifty cents, planting, two dollars, 2.50 



Harrowing twice after planting, - - - 3.00 

 Cultivating six days, _ - - - 18.00 



Husking and cribbing six hundred bushels of 



corn, ___-_- 18.00 



Cost of raising ten acres of corn, - - $74.50 

 A yield of sixty bushels per acre, 600 bushels, 

 at the present price of ear corn, 

 per bushel, 22 cents, - . . - $182.00 

 Fifty-seven dollars and fifty cents net proceeds for ten 

 acres, or five dollars and seventy-five cents per acre. 



One hundred and twenty-five large ears make one bushel 

 of corn, or one hundred and forty medium sized ears, but in my 

 estimate I have taken next to the smallest yield, sixty bushels 

 per acre. Had I taken the largest, seventy-four, the net pro- 

 ceeds would be much greater, but I consider sixty bushels a 

 good average crop. 



RYE. 



I plow and prepare my land for rye the same as I do for 



