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of May I sowed two bushels of wheat which came from Canada, 

 the name of which I do not know ; it makes nice bread. I har- 

 rowed it in well and rolled it ; commenced to cut and stook 

 about August 1st. Raised one and three-quarters tons straw, 

 valued at $14. The piece of land on which my wheat grew 

 contains 160 square rods. 



Cost of .seed and sowing, ..... 



of ploughing, (fee, ..... 



of manure, ...... 



of cultivating and harvesting, . 



Weight of crop, as certified by W. Baker, Nov. 6, 

 Statement of Cyrus Kilbiirn. 



WINTER WHEAT. 



The crops of 1865 and 1866 on this piece of land were hay ; 

 no dressing. The soil is clayey loam. I ploughed in August, 

 1866, only once, six or seven inches deep ; applied sixteen loads 

 of compost manure and about two hundred and fifty pounds 

 superphosphate of lime ; manure and superphosphate spread 

 and harrowed in with wheat. On the 27th of August I sowed 

 two bushels of blue-stem winter wheat. I mowed the lodged 

 part, cradled what I could, and reaped the remainder. Raised 

 two tons of straw. The piece of land on which my wheat grew 

 measures one acre. 



Cost of seed and planting, $9 00 



of ploughing, &c., 6 00 



of manure, .. . . . . . . 25 00 



of cultivating and harvesting, . . . . 15 00 



155 00 

 Weight of crop, as certified by Thos. Billings, Nov. 5, 2,040 lbs. 



My wheat sells readily for seed or flour at $4 per bushel. I 

 have sowed the blue-stem wheat yearly for twenty years, and 

 there is no deterioration. I raised the same amount on the 

 same acre seven years ago. I find, by experience, that the last 



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