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ing a few weeds. The two acres were thinned and hoed twice, 

 harrowed each time. Seed corn selected at harvest time. 

 Expense of ploughing three acres, $6 ; harrowing one acre, 50 

 cents ; planting three acres, $6 ; hoeing and thinning three 

 acres, $'7 ; two acres hoed twice, $3 ; carting and spreading 

 manure, $5. Total, $27 50. 



MiDDLEBOROUGH, Oct. 29, 1849. 



Leonard HilVs Statement. 



The land, on which my corn was raised, as to quality is 

 good, and of a yellow loam. It has been mowed fom- years in 

 succession, from which has been taken about one ton of English 

 hay to the acre each year. In November, 1848, one acre was 

 ploughed, the other was not ploughed until May, 1849. The 

 whole lot contained two acres. It was harrowed twice, and 

 then furrowed with a light plough, making a wider furrow by 

 running it twice through for each row, three feet six inches 

 apart. There were eight cords of good compost manure put 

 into the furrows, and spread evenly over the space opened with 

 the plough. I then dropped of the white eight rowed corn, 

 (sometimes called smutty white,) selected from the best stalks, 

 four kernels, about two feet apart in the rows, as before de- 

 scribed, on the manure, then covered with a hoe. The plant- 

 ing was done from 10th to 14th May, first hoeing June 10th to 

 12th. I ploughed with a light plough, turning the earth from 

 the corn into a ridge between the rows, then hoed ; second 

 time hoed without ploughing. June 23d, third and last time it 

 was ploughed one furrow between each row^ split the ridge 

 made by the first ploughing, then hoed leaving the ground 

 nearly level. This done 5th July ; about 10th September 

 topped stalks. 



Expenses — first ploughing, ^8 ; harrowing and furrowing, 

 ^3 75 ; hauling manure and planting, $9 25 ; first ploughing 

 and hoeing, $5 75; second hoeing, f3 50; third ploughing 

 and hoeing, |6 25 ; topping stalks, $3 75. Total, $40 25. 



East Bridgewater, Oct. 13, 1849. 



