432 NORFOLK SOCIETY. 



One-half of the manure unspent, . . $15 50 



881- bushels of corn, at 92 cents, . . 81 48 



$116 98 



Leaves net profit of $54 78 



One rod was selected on the third day of November, which 

 was considered a fair sample of the acre. The rod yielded 

 eighteen quarts of shelled corn, which weighed 31 lbs. ; allow- 

 ing 56 lbs. to the bushel, it makes 88|- bushels per acre. 



Dover, Nov. 10, 1852. ' 



Charles C. SewaWs Statement. 



The ground upon which was raised the crop of Indian corn 

 offered by me for premium, has been measured by Mr. John 

 M. Adams, of this place, and contains one acre and nineteen 

 rods. The quantity of corn produced, is found, by accurate 

 weight and measure, to be 62|- bushels, or about 55'^ bushels 

 per acre. 



The ground was broken up last spring, with the Michigan 

 plough. Twenty-eight ox-cart loads of compost manure had 

 been piled upon it last fall. Twelve ox-cart loads of green 

 manure were spread and ploughed under the sod. One-half 

 the compost manure was spread on the furrow, and harrowed 

 into, and mixed with the soil. The rows were then marked 

 out with a light horse plough, at the distance of three feet 

 apart. The other half of the compost was put into the hills, 

 which were two feet and a half apart, and the corn dropped 

 upon it. The corn had been steeped in a strong infusion of 

 copperas and saltpetre for twelve hours. A few rows were 

 planted on the 12th of May, but a storm commencing, the 

 remainder of the corn continued in the steep until the 17th of 

 May, when the planting was finished. The corn was culti- 

 vated three times and hoed twice. That part of it which had 

 been planted first, was badly eaten by worms ; the rest was 

 left uninjured. Pumpkin seed was planted very thickly with 

 the corn, and at the last hoeing, turnip seed was sown between 

 the row^s. There were harvested, besides the corn, seven large 

 ox-loads of finest pumpkins, and 40 bushels of large tur- 



