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about the 10th of May to the depth of seven inches, and sub- 

 soiled eight inches, making in all fifteen inches in depth. I 

 subsoiled Nos. 1 and 3 of the ridges. I planted it the 17th of 

 May with yellow corn, called the Clapp corn. It was manured 

 in the hill with a compost manure, made of muck and stable 

 manure, equal parts, at the rate of eight loads or four loads per 

 acre, with the addition of one-half pick of plaster Paris to a 

 load. I cut up the corn and shocked it the 11th of Septem- 

 ber, and made four rows of stocks. In Nos. 1 and 3 I harvested 

 74^ bushels of ears ; Nos. 2 and 4, I harvested 64 bushels of 

 ears. I took four bushels of ears and dried them and shelled 

 it, and had one bushel 26J quarts. 



I could perceive no essential difference in the growth of the 

 corn, until the drought commenced, and then there was a mark- 

 ed difference ; that which was subsoiled kept green during the 

 season, and the other, the leaves rolled and turned yellow. 



The above corn was hoed three times. 



Deerfield, Nov. 18, 1852. 



William E. BardwelVs Statement. 



Wheat offered for premium by William E. Bardwell ; quan- 

 tity of land, one acre and two rods. The land, previous to 

 1851, — broke up in 1849, planted to corn, with about 25 loads 

 of manure ; in 1850 sowed to wheat, no manure ; in 1851 

 planted to corn, with 23 loads of manure, 35 bushels to a load, 

 one-half swamp muck, one-half stable manure. Quantity of 

 corn about 70 bushels. In 1852 sowed to wheat, ploughed 3d 

 of May, sowed the 4th with two bushels of wheat ; wheat 

 soaked 24 hours in weak lye, then rolled in lime ; harvested 

 the 12th and 13th of August ; threshed in September. Quan- 

 tity of wheat, 35 bushels 7 quarts. 



EXPENSE. 



Ploughing, sowing, harvesting, five days, . . . ^5 00 



Threshing, 2 00 



Two bushels of wheat at $1 33, . . . . 2 67 



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