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COMMUNICATIONS FROM CONTRIBUTORS. 



Wheat. 



My wheat land varies in soil, some fields a sandy loam, others a 

 clay. General plan of culture — first, corn, well manured, say 25 (two 

 horse wagon) loads of long manure per acre, plowed in twelve inches 

 deep; product from 50 to 65 bushels shelled corn per acre. Second, 

 oats, product about 40 or 50 bushels per acre. Third, wheat, limed 

 about 20 to 30 bushels slacked lime per acre; seed, two to two and 

 a half bushels per acre, soaked in a pickle of salt or saltpetre, and 

 rolled in lime or gypsum. During ten years — the greatest crop 27 

 bushels per acre; the lightest 15 bushels; weight from 61 to 64 lbs. 

 per bushel. My crop last season was completely flattened by a 

 heavy rain, from which it never recovered. It yielded 16 bushels 

 42 lbs., the same as my sample, and one bushel 40 pounds shrunk 

 grain, per acre. For ten years I have sold my wheat solely for seed, 

 at prices varying from $1.25 to $2.50 per bushel. The wheat was 

 raised originally from half a bushel of picked wheat, (picked by 

 hand from a heap,) which was sown, and produced eight and a half 

 bushels; which sown again yielded 125 bushels. Tw^ice within the 

 last ten years I have started a new clean picked half bushel of seed 

 wheat, and my present stock is from the third and last half bushel. 

 1 have done this, fearing my wheat might deteriorate. This season 

 I have twelve acres sown with wheat, the same as my sample, per- 

 fectly free from chess, rye, cockle, or any other description of wheat. 



Cost of wheat per acre. 



One day plowing, $3; one quarter day harrowing,75c., $3 75 



25 bush, lime 6c. bush. $1 .50; 2 J bush, seed wheat, $1 .87^, 4 69 

 Harvesting $2; interest on land $7, 9 00 



$18 92 



Ten years average crop of wheat, 21 bushels. 



Price $1 .87 per bushel, $39 27 



Deduct for expenses and interest of land, 18 92 



$20 35 



I make no charge for threshing, as 1 have not given credit for 

 straw. 



E. K. JAMES. 

 PoughkeepsiCj March 2, 1843. 



