204 



Hoeing, 4 00 ; horse to plough, 75, ... 4 75 



Topping and binding stalks, 1 00, . . . . 1 00 



Gathering, 1 50 ; husking, 3 00, . . . . 4 50 



40 25 



Returns — Value of corn fodder equal to \\ ton of 



hay, . . . . . 18 75 



40 bushels corn, . . . 40 00 



58 75 



Balance in favor of corn, $18 50 



8. In Shirley, the subjoined was given as the expense of 

 cultivating an acre of corn. 



Ploughing, 4 00 ; manure, 15 loads or 3 cords, 12 50, 16 50 

 Manuring in the hill, with two men and one yoke of 



oxen, ........ 3 00 



Furrowing, 15 ; planting and covering, 1 50, . . 2 25 



First hoeing, 2 50 ; second and third hoeings, 4 00, 6 50 



Topping stalks, 1 00 ; gathering corn, 1 50, . . 2 50 



Husking, . . . . . . . . 2 00 



Returns — Value of corn fodder, 

 35 bushels of corn, 



Balance in favor of corn, $16 25 



Of two of the largest crops of corn ever raised in the county 

 it may not be amiss for me to give the particulars of the culti- 

 vation. 



The land had been used for pasture ground for nearly thirty 

 years. In the fall it was ploughed. In the ensuing spring it 

 was again well ploughed, and planted with corn in the hills, in 

 the common form ; but well manured in the hill with a mix- 

 ture of horse-dung, lime and ashes. When the corn was fit for 

 weeding, half a pint of unleached ashes was applied to each 



