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Orsamus Littlejohris Statement. 



The acre of land entered by me for the best crop of corn is 

 sandy and gravelly, not rich by any means. May 8th, it was 

 ploughed about seven inches deep ; 15th and 16th, thirty-one 

 loads of compost, mostly mud, were spread on top the furrow 

 and well harrowed and bushed in ; 17th, planted 3^ feet apart 

 each way. Seed soaked six hours in strong chloride of lime, 

 six corns in the hill, six inches apart. About a quart of good 

 fine compost spread over each hill and covered about one inch 

 deep ; seed a mixture of white, was selected sometime before 

 harvest. Had regard to three things, — first, ripeness ; second, 

 large ear and small stalk; third, ears close to the ground. It 

 has been cultivated and hoed three times ; cultivating one week 

 and hoeing the next, and so on in the driest weather. The 

 ploughing cost $2 ; manure $4 50 ; spreading, &c., $3 ; plant- 

 ing, t^ 67; seed, 38 cts. ; hoeing, $3 91. Total $16 46. 



MiDDLEBOROUGH, Oct. 10, 1849. 



Paul Hathawaif s Statement. 



The land that I entered for premium for the best three acres 

 of corn, is a drained swamp. Two acres were to corn last year, 

 manured with twenty-seven loads of good compost manure to 

 the acre. One acre and a half was grass land ploughed in No- 

 vember last. In May, carted thirty ox loads of compost manure 

 upon the acre and a half, and harrowed it in, being twenty 

 loads to the acre. Commenced planting May 10th and finished 

 May 20th. No manure upon the the two acres since May, 

 1848. The two acres that were to corn the last year, were 

 ploughed once this spring, furrowed three feet each way and 

 planted with five or six corns in the hill. I have put no ma- 

 nure in a hill of corn or potatoes this year. I prefer corn to 

 stalks. The acre and a half furrowed three feet each way, and 

 planted with five or six corns to the hill. At weeding time, 

 harrowed twice in the row each way ; thinned the corn to four 

 stalks and hoed the same. Nothing done since, except remov- 



