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Milton, November 3, 1853. 

 This certifies that I have measured the piece of land on which the 

 corn of Mr. J. R. Dow grew, and found it to contain 1 acre, 2 

 roods, 20 rods. 



Charles Breck, Surveyor. 



STATEMENT OF P. RUGGLES, OF MILTON, ON CORN. 

 (See RepoH of Special Committee.) 



The land on -which the corn was raised was planted in 1852, one- 

 third with corn and two-thirds with potatoes, and was manured about 

 the same as the present year. The soil is a good loam, and has been 

 cultivated many years. This spring it was ploughed with a horse, 

 after spreading about three-fifths of the manure, the other two-fifths 

 being put in the drills on which the corn was planted, one kernel in a 

 place on each side of the drill, in a zigzag form, about six inches 

 apart. The drills were from two and a half to three feet apart. The 

 suckers, of which there were a great many, were cut soon after the 

 corn was silked out, in order to let in the sun, the drills running 

 nearly north and south. I supposed iu the spring that I had planted 

 one acre, but, by actual measurement, there was but 133 rods. The 

 produce was 147 baskets of ears, yielding, by estimated measure, 97 

 bushels and 19 quarts, or about 118 bushels per acre. The corn was 

 planted about the loth of May, and was of the kind called Plymouth 

 County, or smutty white. One-third of the field was moist land, and 

 yielded much better than the other part. 



ESTIMATED COST OF SAID CROP 



5 cords of barnyai'd manure, at $6 per cord, 



Cartmg out and spreading. 



Ploughing the ground twice with horse. 



Two (lays' planting, .... 



Ploughing and hoeing twice, four days. 



Cutting suckers, two days, 



" stalks, " " . . , 



" up butt stalks, .... 



Husking corn, 4 days, .... 



Interest on land, at §200 per acre, 



$30.00 

 3.00 

 3.50 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 2.50 

 5.00 

 10.50 



