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furrowed. Hills three feet each way, and planted as above. At 

 weeding-time, with a horse-harrow, went twice in the row, both 

 ways. Any weeds in the hill were removed, and corn thinned 

 to four plants. Second time, harrowed once each way, and re- 

 moved the weeds from the hills. Third, sixteen pounds of 

 clover, one bushel of herdsgrass, and two pecks red-top seed. 

 Harrowed once each way in the row. In September, cut the 

 stalks, not for the good of the corn, but to let the sun in upon the 

 young grass. 



Middleborongh, October 27, 1847. 



George W. Wood's Statement. 



The land I entered for premium, 1847, for the greatest crop 

 of Indian corn, was a clayey loam. It was English meadow 

 in 1846, and cut about three fourths of a ton to the acre. The 

 expenses for raising my crop of corn were as follows : May 1 

 to 19, ploughing ground, $2 50; harrowing, 50 cents; getting 

 out and spreading 30 loads of compost manure, $3 50 ; cultiva- 

 ting in manure, 75 cents ; furrowing, 50 cents ; two men and 

 boy two days, planting, $5 00; ten quarts seed corn, 40 cents. 

 Made the rows one way so as to average five rows to the rod, 

 the other way, eighteen inches apart. Put half a pint of leached 

 ashes in a hill ; mixed the same with the soil before dropping 

 the corn; put three corns in a hill. June 11th, cultivating the 

 corn, 75 cents. June 17, cultivating once in a row, 38 cents; 

 two men and boy one day, hoeing, $2 50. June 29, cultivating 

 once in a row, 38 cents. July 3, two men and boy one day, 

 hoeing, $2 50; cultivating, 38 cents. July 31, cutting up 

 weeds, &c, 50 cents. I did not cut more than one quarter of 

 the stalks. I find the corn sounder and riper where the stalks 

 were not cut. October IS, the supervisor came and harvested 

 one rod, which weighed 41 f pounds, making 89 T ^ bushels 

 to the acre. 



I have not harvested but a small part of the corn yet. For 

 that reason, cannot state the cost of harvesting, but I think the 



