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hill ; a part, however, was left without any ashes. The differ- 

 ence between the corn which had ashes applied to it and that 

 which had none, was very apparent. The corn had a slight 

 ploughing when it was weeded, and was half-hilled early on 

 account of its rapid growth. After this, a plough was not 

 suffered among it, nor had it any more hoeing, except to de- 

 stroy the worst of the weeds, and to stir in the turnip-seed 

 which was sown among it. The product of this corn was at 

 the rate of 78J bushels to the acre. 



The same field was ploughed again in the fall after the gath- 

 ering of the crop; and again well ploughed in the spring and 

 harrowed out at a distance of four feet, leaving each furrow one 

 foot wide. The furrows were well manured with a compost of 

 horse-dung, lime, ashes and dock-mud. The seed raised the last 

 year was planted in the drill on every furrow, making three rows 

 to each. Care was taken to drop the seed about six inches apart. 

 When the corn was at a proper stage, it was carefully thinned ; 

 and after weeding, it was dressed with unleached ashes through 

 each drill or furrow. It was half-hilled early in the season on 

 account of its rapid growth, being undoubtedly strongly stimu- 

 lated by the high manuring of the land the previous season. — 

 It had a slight ploughing at this season ; and soon after half- 

 hilling, the suckers or barren stalks were all carefully cut off. 



The corn was planted in the latter part of May ; the stalks 

 topped the first week in September, at which time most of the 

 corn was dry enough for grinding. On the 13th of October it 

 was gathered, and a measured acre of this corn produced one 

 hundred and eleven bushels and one peck. The soil was deep 

 black upon a yellow loam, and that resting upon a gravelly and 

 clayey pan. It will be found that, by this mode of planting 

 three rows to each furrow, there will be more than double the 

 stalks of corn on the same surface than if planted in the usual 

 way. 



I subjoin an account of the cultivation of another field of corn 

 in the county. 



The soil is a deep yellow loam. It was manured with ten 



