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consequently it was some time before the grain came up ; but 

 at the last of June, it looked promising, and had not very dry 

 weather followed, I think I should have had a much larger 

 crop. 



Barley is considered in this vicinity equal to the same num- 

 ber of pounds of corn, for fattening purposes, and is raised 

 with less labor. 



The expenses of the crop I have charged as follows : 



To ploughing twice, harrowing, &c.. 

 Manure, carting and spreading. 

 Six bushels seed, at $1 per bushel. 



Sowing, 



Threshing, cleaning, &c., . 

 Harvesting, .... 



Cr. by 78| bushels barley, at 80 cents, per bushel, 



I have charged nothing for the use of the land or taxes, for I 

 believe the land is improved by the cultivation of the last two 

 years to more than that amount. 



Horatio Mason's Statement. 



The field of wheat which you viewed, and which I offer for 

 premium, contains by measurement one hundred and sixty- 

 eight rods. 



I did not intend to offer the whole field for premium, there 

 being a row of large apple trees across one end of it, while, at 

 the other end, the land was made so heavy by carting over it 

 while it was wet, that the grain was very small. 



About fourteen rods of the wheat was cut by itself, but 

 owing to the appearance of rain when the grain was carted to 

 the barn, it was all put together, consequently I was obliged 

 to enter the whole. 



The soil is a deep loam, what is called heavy land ; upon 

 which was spread last year twelve loads of manure, and eight 

 loads put in the hill and planted with corn. 



About the last of May, after ploughing the ground twice, 2^ 

 bushels of wheat were sowed and harrowed in. It was har- 



