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furrowed with a horse-plough, making the hills two feet ten Inches 

 apart each way ; on the next acre I applied the same quantity and 

 quality of manure in hill, and spread none. The corn was planted 

 the 20th and 21st days of May, putting four or five kernels in the 

 hill — a cultivator was used between the rows — and hoed twice; 

 harvested the 20th of October. Two rods (one on each acre) were 

 selected, which were considered a fair sample of the field. On the 

 acre on which the manure was spread, the rod yielded 19 quarts 

 shelled corn, which weighed 35 lbs., and allowing 56 lbs. to the 

 bushel, makes 100 bushels per acre. On the acre on which the 

 manure was put in the hill, the rod yielded 17 quarts of shelled 

 corn, which weighed 31 1-4 lbs., which makes 89 2-7 bushels per 

 acre. The expense of the crop was as follows, viz. 



Interest on value of land, at $ 15 per acre. 



Taxes, 



9 cords of manure, at ^5 per cord, 

 Ploughing twice, .... 

 Furrowing, ..... 



Carting and applying manure, . 



Planting, 



15 quarts seed, .... 

 Crow line around the field, . 

 Cultivating and hoeing twice, . 

 Cutting and binding stalks, . 

 Ilarvestiniii: corn, .... 



Total, 



The value of the crop is as follows, viz. : 



Stalks, 



Husks, ...... 



One-half of manure unspent, 

 189 2-7 bushels of corn, at $1, 



Deducting cost of crop. 

 Leaves net profit of . 



Dover, Nov. 9, 1853. 



$8(3.12 



$r;.96 



1100 



22.50 



169.28 



$2.1.74 

 8i).12 



$146.62 



Yours respectfully, 



Bexj. N. Sawi:^. 



