NORFOLK SOCIETY. 



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The value of the crop was as follows, viz. 



90 bushels of shelled corn, . - . 



Top stalks, ....... 



Husks, ....... 



Needham, Nov. 10, 1852. 



|36 35 



$90 00 

 5 00 



7 00 



$102 00 



Jared AllerCs Statement. 



The acre of corn which I offer for premium, was in grass in 

 1851. It is composed of a black loamy soil, and was ploughed 

 in September, 1851, ten inches deep ; the corn was planted 

 the 30th of May ; the stalks were cut about the 10th of Sep- 

 tember. The expense of the crop was as follows, viz. : — 



Green manure, spread, three cords, at $5 per cord. 

 Compost manure in the hill, four cords, at $4, . 

 Ploughing and harrowing twice, and spreading ma 



nure, ..... 

 Furrowing and planting, . 

 Cultivating and hoeing, once, . 

 Pulling weeds, .... 

 Cutting stalks and harvesting, . 

 Interest on land, at $80 per acre, 

 Taxes, ..... 



Total, 



The value of the crop is as follows, viz. 

 Stalks and husks, $20 00 



