430 NORFOLK SOCIETY. 



The rye, however, continued to grow, as well as the grass, and 

 did not appear to be injured in the least by the harrowing. 

 The present summer, 1852, finding that there was a good crop 

 of grain — rye and wild oats — as well as grass, I had it mowed, 

 and the rye picked out as well as we could by hand, threshed 

 and measured, and there were 35 bushels of grain and 1| ton 

 of straw, as was ascertained by weighing about one-half, and 

 estimating the rest. The hay from the same piece was esti- 

 mated by good judges to be two tons. 



" Making, the first year, from 1| acre, 70 bushels rye, at the 

 rate of 40 bushels to the acre, and 3 tons straw ; and the sec- 

 ond year, from the same, 35 bushels rye, 1|- ton straw and 2 

 tons hay; equal to 105 bushels grain, and 6^ tons of hay and 

 straw in two years. And the grass now looks well for a heavy 

 crop next year." 



The land on which the above crops were raised, was sur- 

 veyed by me. It is adjoining a part of my farm, which I im- 

 prove as a garden, was seen by me almost daily through the 

 seasons, and although the statement seems large, I have no 

 doubt is substantially correct. 



Milton, Sept. 1, 1852. 



William Piercers Statement. 



The acre of corn entered by me for a premium, was im- 

 proved as a corn field last year. There were six cart loads of 

 green manure spread, and one shovelful of compost manure in 

 the hill, 2|- feet apart. Last May, ploughed once, spread 

 eight cart loads green manure, 25 to 30 bushels to the load, 

 harrowed well, furrowed one way with plough, three feet apart, 

 applied one shovelful of manure in the hill, 2^ feet apart in 

 the row. This manure was a compost of mud, loam, night 

 soil and green manure, thoroughly composted. The corn was 

 planted on the 22d and 23d of May, putting four to five ker- 

 nels in the hill; ploughed twice between rows, hoed twice, 

 and harvested the 25th of October. One rod was selected 

 which was considered a fair sample of the acre. This rod 

 yielded 18 quarts of shelled corn, weighing 59 lbs. to the 

 bushel. The land was a black sandy loam. Value of land, 

 $60 per acre. 



