200 



bushels ; sometimes 50 bushels. In Pepperell, 40 to 50 bush- 

 els. In Groton, 50 bushels. In Townsend, 25 to 30 bushels ; 

 sometimes 40 bushels. These results are quite various ; but I 

 must leave them as they are given. 



I. In Groton, the expenses of cultivating an acre of corn, al- 

 lowing, as in all other cases, one dollar per day for labor, are 

 given as follows : 



Ploughing, 3 50 ; rolling and harrowing. 75, . . 4 25 



Compost manure, 15 loads, consisting of 3 loads of 

 dung mixed with loam, clear barn manure being 

 not approved, . . . . . . . 12 00 



One man and one yoke of oxen, IJ day putting ma- 

 nure in the hill, ..... 



Seed, 25 ; first hoeing and horse, 2 50, 



Second and third hoeing and horse, 



Topping stalks, 1 50 ; cutting up and gathering, 2 00, 



Husking, 3 50, 



Returns — Stover = 1 ton of hay, . 

 50 bushels corn, 



Balance in favor of corn, $29 50 



2. In Chelmsford, the expense of cultivating an acre of corn 

 is estimated as follows : 



Ploughmg, 3 00 ; furrowing and planting, 1 50, . 4 50 



Manure, 5 cords, 35 00, 35 00 



Three hoeings and horse, 4 00 ; topping stalks, 1 50, 5 50 



Seed, 25 ; gathering, 1 76 ; husking, 2 50, . . 4 50 



Returns — Corn, 40 bushels, at 1 25, 

 Stalks and butts, 



Balance in favor of corn, f 13 25 



