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swamp mild, taken from the swamp in 1848. The manure 

 spread evenly and harrowed, then ploughed and the land har- 

 rowed again. Furrows 3| feet apart and three inches deep, 

 one way ; chains drawn the other way two feet apart . Six 

 bushels of dry ashes were put in the hill — planted, 18th and 

 20th of Mav, eight quarts of eight-rowed white corn brought 

 from Scituate, R. I. Three to four kernels in a hill, covered 

 one inch deep. Hoed twice in June, and once in July. Used 

 horse harrow at first hoeing, cultivator, second hoeing ; the 

 last hoeing done without the use of cultivator. The whole 

 crop cut up and shocked the last of September ; harvested first 

 week in November. 



EXPENSE OF CROP. 



Fiist ploughing with one yoke of oxen, 

 Second " " " 



Harrowing, - - - - 



Nine cords manure, - - - 



Ashes, _ _ _ - 



Planting, $2 50; hoeing three times, $6 00, 

 Cutting and shocking corn, - 

 Harvesting, - - - - 



Seed, 25 cts. ; use of land, $2 00, 



By corn fodder, 



$35 83 



Rehoboth, Dec, 1850. 



Andrew H. HalVs Statement. 



The land on which my corn grew was mowed in 1849, and 

 yielded about seven cwt. of hay ; had no manure put upon it. 

 It was ploughed seven inches deep, and in April, 1850, there 

 were drawn on 28 horse loads (about 20 bushels to a load) of 

 manure, which was spread and ploughed in four inches deep. 

 The land was furrowed but one way, averaging 4^ furrows to 

 a rod ; in these furrows was put one-third of a shovelful of 

 fine manure at intervals of about 20 inches ; used about one- 



