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HAMPDEN SOCIETY. 



HAMPDEN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Grain Crops — wheat. 



Amos M. CarletorCs Statement. 



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

 on one acre of land, the soil being a sandy loam. The pre- 

 ceding crop was corn and potatoes. Five cords of barnyard 

 manure were spread, before planting, upon the land, which was 

 ploughed eight inches deep. After the corn and potatoes were 

 harvested, the land was again ploughed and harrowed before 

 sowing. One bushel and twelve quarts of wheat were sowed, 

 and the ground harrowed twice more. 



The above crop, when threshed, yielded thirty-two bushels, 

 weighing sixty-one pounds per bushel, and sold at one dollar 



fifty cents per bushel, amounting to 

 One and one-half ton straw, 



S48 00 

 9 00 



S57 00 



Net gain, . 



$23 25 



$33 75 



The directors aw^ard to Amos M. Carleton, of Chicopee 

 Falls, the first premium, of $5. 



[Allow one bushel extra as standard requirement, at 60 lbs. 

 per bushel, making 33 bushels, at a cost of 70|^ cents per bushel.] 



