BARNSTABLE SOCIETY. 387 



Grain Crops. 



There was awarded to Zenas Doty-j of Falmouth, for the 

 best conducted experiment in raising Indian corn, on not less 

 than one acre of land, the first premium, ^6. 



To Enoch T. Cobb, of Barnstable, for a crop of white beans, 

 on a quarter of an acre of land, the first premium of $4. 



Zenas Doty'^s Statement. 



The acre of land, on which I have the past summer raised 

 76 bushels of corn, is a part of the Jenkins farm, (so called,) 

 Avhich cost six dollars per acre, and was good pasture land. 

 The soil is a light, sandy loam. The manner of cultivating 

 was as follows : — In the fall of 1850, I carted on and ploughed 

 under, 40 loads of good stable and barn-yard manure, valued 

 at 50 dollars. In the spring, I cross-ploughed a part of the lot, 

 but could not see any benefit to the crop from cross-ploughing. 



ESTIMATED COST OF CULTIVATION. 



Ploughing, - - - $2 50 



Harrowing and planting, - - 2 90 



Hoeing twice, - - •> 2 50 



$7 90 



The stalks of the corn paid for harvesting. 

 Falmouth, Oct. Qih, 1851. 



Enoch T. Cohb^s Statement, 



The quarter acre of land, on which I raised white beans, has 

 been planted with corn, twelve years in succession, previous to 

 the past summer, and has been covered over each year wiili a 

 good coat of barn-yard manure, (compost,) turned under deep, 

 with the plough, and has produced a good crop of corn each 

 year during that period. 



Last spring early, I manured it as I did the years before, — 

 ploughed it early and deep. May 25th, ploughed it the second 

 time, and planted it with small white beans, about two feet 

 apart. September 20th. I harvested the beans, threshed them 



