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Horace SmifK's Statement. 



The crop of wheat which I offer for premium was raised on 

 seven and a half acres of land, the soil an alluvial sandy loam ; 

 the land was well prepared and planted with corn in the spring 

 of 1850, and harvested an excellent crop, which was cut up 

 and carted from the ground by the middle of September, We 

 then commenced for the present crop, by dragging the land, 

 (to level the cornhills,) which prepared it for the plougii, this 

 immediately succeeded, and on the 25th of September, the 

 seed was sowed at the rate of one bushel and a half per acre, 

 which was harrowed in and the land rolled; in July, 1851, 

 the wheat was harvested, has been threshed, cleaned, and sold 

 for $1 10 per bushel. 



The product was two hundred and thirty- 

 six bushels, amounting to 

 Eight tons of straw, at $6 per ton, 



Expenses for 

 Dragging the land for plough. 

 Ploughing, _ _ _ 



Seed, 11^* bushels, at $1 50 per bushel. 

 Sowing, harrowing and rolling. 

 Harvesting, at $1 25 per acre, 

 Threshing and cleaning, - 

 Cartage to market, 

 Land rent, $10 per acre. - 



Net gain, ------ $178 79 



Being a clear profit of twenty-three dollars and eighty-three 

 cents per acre. 



Justus Bagg^s Statement. 

 The crop of wheat which I offer for premium was raised on 

 seven and a half acres of land, the soil an alluvial sandy loam, 

 on which a crop of corn was raised the year previous, the pro- 

 ducts of which I am unable to state accurately at this time. 



