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the crop was mowed and carted into the highway, to prevent 

 its further seeding ; in October, 1849, the land was ploughed, 

 in the spring of 1850 harrowed and planted with potatoes ; the 

 product a medium crop of excellent potatoes. After harvesting 

 the potatoes early in September, the land was ploughed, and 

 the furrows levelled with one horse and harrow; the 25th, one 

 bushel of Italian rye was sown, and the land cross-harrowed. 

 In July last the rye was cut with the sickle while the grain 

 was quite soft, and lay spread some three or four days before 

 binding, housed in good order — has been threshed, cleaned, 

 and measured twenty-three bushels and a half. 

 Value of crop, at 75 cents per bushel, 

 1 ton of straw, _ _ - - 



Expenses for 



Ploughing, _ _ - _ 



Harrowing, - - - - 



Seed, - _ - _ . 



Harvesting, . _ _ . 



Threshing and cleaning, - - - 



Interest on land, _ _ _ 



Net gain, - - - - |14 08 



This crop pays the cost of the land, the expenses of pro- 

 ducing it, and the interest^ and leaves me five dollars and eight 

 cents. 



The directors award to 



J. M. Merrick, of Wilbraham, 1st premium, of - $4 00 

 Josiah Hooker, of Springfield, 2d " - 2 00 



Oat Crop. 



Horace Clark^s Statement. 

 I offer for premium my crop of oats which was raised on one 

 acre of land, valued at fifty dollars. One year ago last spring, 



