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hills cacb, although no deduction was made on account of them in 

 the measure of the land. This field also was surveyed after the corn 

 was harvested, and the result reported to me ; the produce of the 

 whole field is also given, instead of taking one rod and measuring 

 that, as has sometimes been done, giving an opportunity to say, that 

 the best rod of the field was selected for trial. This field, as you 

 will peceive, produced more baskets of ears to the acre than Mr. 

 Ruggles's field ; and had it yielded as much to the basket as that, 

 would have produced over 30 bushels more to the acre ; and, as there 

 appears [no reason why an ear of corn with a small cob may not be 

 raised as easily as one with a large one, if the corn should prove as 

 valuable, the difference in the yield would pay nearly the cost of 

 cultivation — an object certainly worth the consideration of farmers. 



Respectfully yours, 



Chas. Breck. 



THOS. MOTLEY, JR.'S, CROF.— (Not for compeiUion.) 



The following statement by Thos. Motley, Jr., Esq., of West Rox- 

 bury, shows that another remarhaUe crop of corn has been raised 

 this year in Norfolk County : — 



Quantity of Corn produced from 3 615-1000 acres land in West 



Roxhury^ year 1853. 

 514 baskets, by average of 20 baskets shelled and 

 measured, gives, by sealed measure, of good 



mealing corn, 85 bshls. 



Pig corn, 10 " 



95 " per acre. 

 514 baskets, by weight 56 lbs. to bushel, good 



mealing corn, 95 bshls. 



Pig corn, 13 " 



108 " per acre. 



The land was surveyed, November 28, 1853, by W. A. Garbett, 

 Land Surveyor. 



Tuos. Motley, Jr. 



