As the work progressed other lines of inquiry presented 

 themselves, many of which could not be worked out for lack of 

 time and means. 



Four varieties of corn were selected. One, a white South- 

 ern, or dent corn, widely sold as an ensilage corn ; another, a 

 dent variety, sent out two years ago by the Department of Agri- 

 culture, known as the " Pride of the North," originating in Min- 

 nesota ; a third, known as the " Sanford " corn ; and the fourth 

 variety, a common twelve-rowed corn, producing a large growth, 

 both of fodder and ears. This latter corn is a variety which, in 

 ordinary corn years, will mature well for husking. 



Five acres of land, in one field, were selected for the work. 

 A part of the land was sod land, broken in the fall, and the re- 

 mainder had been in winter rye and millet the previous year. 

 The rows were so arranged as to give each experiment the same 

 relative proportion of sod and old land. The field was divided 

 into two parts and duplicate rows were arranged on each half; 

 also, one half was fall manured and the other half in the spring. 

 'I'he following statement shows the cost of producing an acre 

 of ensilage on this field : 



]OrAL FOR FIVE ACRES, 



Plowing, $6.50 



Replowing in spring, 1.50 



.00 



Drawing and spreading manure (on north 



half) thirty-five loads, 7.50 



Drawing manure into heap in winter (south 



half), $6.50 



Moving manure from heap (south half), 2.70 



Drawing manure from yard (south half), 6.00 



$15.20 



Spreading, 1.50 



Harrowing, . 6.50 



Marking for planting, 1.50 



Planting, 2.40 



Applying fertilizer, .87 



Total cost of labor up to the time seed was 



in the ground, $43-47 



Harrowing after corn was up (3 times over), $1.65 



Cultivating, 6.07 



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