Net gain, $37 29 



HAMPDEN. 



Amos M. Carlton's Statement. 



The crop of wheat which I offer for premium, was grown on 

 one and a half acres of land, for the use of which, with the 

 manure furnished, I pay a rent of ten dollars per annum. The 

 soil is a dark, heavy, sand loam, in part ; the remainder is lighter 

 from an increase of sand ; it was planted the two previous 

 years, year before last, with potatoes, without manure ; last 

 year, well manured, and planted with corn and potatoes ; the 

 produce, forty bushels of corn, and sixty-two of potatoes. 

 Value of crop, sixty-one dollars. The crop was removed about 

 the middle of September, and the land prepared for the present 

 crop. Two bushels and a half of seed were used, with a light 

 top-dressing of manure. The land was well harrowed and 

 seeded with grass seed. The crop of wheat was harvested in 

 July, and the yield was fifty-two bushels of wheat; equal to 

 thirty-four and two-thirds bushels per acre. The expense of 

 cultivation was as follows : — 



For preparing the land, sowing and harrow- 

 ing in seed $5 00 



Seed, 3 75 



Harvesting, 7 50 



