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in the furrows put two cords of the same kind of manure, and then 

 planted in hills twenty inches apart, three or four kernels of the 

 large white smutty corn, on the 13 — 15th Maj ; June 10th hoed, 

 and 20th second time; topped the stalks, middle of September, as 

 it did not stand up well. Expense : 



Plowing, $2 75 



5^ cords manure, - — 22 00 



Hauling on and plowing, 4 50 



Planting, 4 75 



Seed corn, - — 42 



Hoeing, 4 75 



Killing weeds, 75 



Topping stalks, 2 00 



Harvesting, -- 8 00 



Total, $49 92 



Yield, 118 bushels — Value, $76 65 



Stalks, 10 00 



Butts, 8 00 



$94 65 

 49 92 



Profit of one acre, ------ $44 73 



Josiah Whitman raised 103 bushels of corn upon an acre, at a 

 cost of $55. 



Value, at 60 cents per bushel, $61 80 



Corn fodder, 12 00 



$73 80 

 55 00 



Profit, $18 80 



Barnstable Society. 

 Farms. — Successful cultivation of a small farm, by James H. 

 Knowles, of Eastham. It contains 20 acres, two of which are 



