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account in part for the dilTercnce in the weight of stover, it 

 being harvested and weighed in the order of numbering. 



PRODUCT. 



corn in the ear, 282| lbs. ; stover, 340 lbs. 

 " " 407 " 330 



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No. 1, 

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3, 



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May, . 

 June, . 

 July, . 

 August, 

 September, 



The statement leaves it uncertain whether the cross-plough- 

 ing extended over the whole field, or was confined to No. 2. 



No. VI. 

 By John Patridge, of Pittsfield. Two and one-half acres of 

 land. Sand and gravelly loam ; subsoil the same, dry and 

 leachy. Pastured twenty years. First ploughing, seven inches. 

 Forty ox-cart loads of manure on the four lots. One-half barn- 

 yard, one-third stable, and a little hog manure. Planted with 

 small, yellow, eight-rowed corn, May 22d. Ploughed and hoed 

 twice. Twenty rods on each plot was weighed. 



