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gathered a croj3 of 200 bushels from six acres, or 331 bushels 

 to the acre. 



In the spring of 1852, six acres were measured and planted 

 with corn ; this took in the lowest and roughest part of the lot, 

 and a portion of that planted the previous year with corn. 

 The balance of the lot was planted with potatoes. 



My best acre produced 83 bushels ; the next best 75| bush- 

 els ; and the whole produced 358 bushels of shelled corn, 

 averagine: 59,'^ bushels to the acre. 



The last year the corn was manured with 37 cords of 

 meadow mud ; worked over by 25 hogs during the summer. 

 My crop this season was manured with 25 cords of compost, 

 made with meadow mud and leaf mould from the adjoining 

 lots, and sixty barrels of spoiled salt fish, in pickle, and about 

 five cords carted from my barnyard. 



I herewith submit, first, an account of the labor in preparing 

 the land for cultivation, (which includes everything except the 

 walls,) marked A. Second, an account with this six acres for 

 two years, showing a profit of ^167 75, marked B. That 

 part planted with potatoes decayed in the hill, except the 

 Davis seedling ; they came out prolific, large and fine, while 

 other varieties, on each side, under similar cultivation, were 

 not worth the harvesting. 



I should say in this account that I had pumpkins both years 

 with my corn, and as I omitted a small] portion of guano and 

 plaster, which I experimented with, one will offset the other, 

 though the value of the pumpkins was more to me than the 

 cost of the guano, &c. My corn was planted in rows, three 

 feet apart, and the hills not less than two feet apart, and four 

 stalks left to the hill. 



A. 



Cost of labor in preparing nine acres of unimproved lands" 

 for cultivation (excluding the walls). Labor of men at cost, 

 averaging 85 cents per day. Labor of oxen at 75 ceijts per 

 day, which I consider at 25 cents more than cost of keep- 

 ing. 



1850. 



Sept. For 8 days' labor, cutting bushes, at 85 cts., . $7 00 

 " piling stone in heap, per agreement, . 4 50 



