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nips. Many small turnips were afterwards plovighed into the 

 ground. 



This corn was topped on the 8th of September, and was fit 

 for harvesting on the 1st of October. 



Not expecting to compete for a premium, I cannot give the 

 exact amount of labor and expense bestowed upon this crop. 

 I have entered it because I consider the corn to be a very- 

 valuable variety, especially for ground liable to suffer from 

 early frost. The ear averages about eight inches in length, 

 but is filled to the tip with large, heavy kernels. One bushel 

 of ears has yielded 20 quarts of shelled corn, weighing 38 

 pounds. 



Medfield, Nov. 11, 1852. . 



Aaron D. WelcVs Statement. 



As there will be a detailed report of the condition of my 

 land in my statement to Cheever Newhall, Esq., under im- 

 proved lands, &c., I must beg reference to that for the par- 

 ticulars, as it would be but a repetition in publishing the 

 Transactions of the Society, merely remarking that the land 

 was an old pasture, and this my second year's crop. The 

 account annexed is the result for the crop of 1852. 



My best acre produced 83 bushels of shelled corn ; my next 

 best 751 bushels ; and the six acres averaged 59| bushels of 

 shelled corn to the acre; showing a profit for the year 1852,. 

 of $242 50. 



My manure was all composed of meadow mud and leaf 

 mould, taken from the lots adjoining, and spoiled salt mackerel. 



I have incorporated in my communication to Mr. Newhall 

 a detailed account of the exact cost and increased value of the 

 manure, and labor upon it, to which I also beg reference, and 

 which will be published in the Society's Transactions. 



The following is the cost and product of six acres of land 

 planted to corn in 1852 : 



