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MAIZE. 



Lynn, Mass., Dec. 15th, 1845. 



The soil upon which my maize was planted, is a dark loam, clay 

 subsoil, underdrained ; the crop last year Indian corn. The manure 

 for this crop consisted of 2S horse-cart loads of night soil, composted 

 with loam and muck mud. It was hauled on last winter, spread, and 

 plowed under the 21st of May following; furrowed three and a half 

 feet each way, a handful of compost dropped on each hill, and five or 

 six grains of corn dropped on the compost. The compost was com- 

 posed of four barrels of poudrette, one barrel of plaster, and fifty 

 bushels leached ashes, well mixed. The corn was planted the 23d 

 of May, and as soon as it was up, the cultivator was run through it 

 both ways. It was twice hoed, without hilling, and cultivated twice. 

 Two cwt. of African guano was applied on the hills. At the second 

 hoeing, a part was mixed with fine dry muck mud, and a part applied 

 alone without mixture. A large spoonful of the pure, and a handful 

 of the mixed were the quantities applied, but I perceived no difierence 

 in the effect between the pure or mixed, and cannot say there was 

 any decided benefit in either. The corn was topped October 10th, 

 harvested November 10th. A part of the crop was a failure, either 

 from the strength of the guano or the compost ; I think the latter, as 

 I noticed where we (having some left in the cart,) applied it plenti- 

 fully, the corn did not grow well, but where the handful only was 

 used, it did well. The following is a statement of the amount of 

 corn obtained, together with the expenditures. 



To 56 cart loads of manure at $1, $56 00 



" 30 days work, actual cost, with board, 22 22 



" four barrels of poudrette, 5 00 



" one " plaster, 1 50 



" 50 bushels leached ashes, 3 50 



*' 200 weight African guano, 5 00 



" half bushel white seed corn, 50 



" interest on two acres land, 6 per cent, 12 00 



$105 72 



Profit of crop, 58 94 



$164 66 



