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four corns in a hill, about 20 inches apart, the other way; 

 planted to yellow corn, about the 1st of June; cultivated, and 

 hoed twice. The manure was made from two horses and two 

 hogs. The corn was harvested Oct. 29. The above estimate 

 per acre was made by selecting one square rod in three differ- 

 ent places, making a fair average of the lot. The three differ- 

 ent rods weighed as follows, viz. : one rod, 471 pounds ; one 

 do. 48 pounds ; one do. 50^- pounds ; and the corn was very 

 dry when harvested. In addition to the above, there were 

 about three cords of pumpkins on said acre. 



VALUE OF CROP. 



Pumpkins, three cords, $10 00 



Corn fodder, 20 00 



103|| bushels corn, at 75 cents per bushel, . . 77 86 



$107 86 



EXPENSE OF CROP. 



Value of manure, $32 00 



Ploughing said acre, ..... 

 Drawing out and spreading manure, . 

 Harrowing, bushing, furrowing and planting, 

 Cultivating and hoeing, .... 

 Harvesting, 



Net profit, $59 36 



L. B. GoodwivCs Statement. 



The acre of land on which my crop of corn was raised, was 

 green-sward in the spring of 1851 ; had been so for six years ; 

 had not been manured for seven years ; yield, about one ton 

 hay to the acre, a year. 



VALUE OF CROP. 



Fodder, worth ^ $12 50 



55j-Sg bushels corn, worth 85 cents, . . . . 47 02 



$59 52 



EXPENSE. 



Manure used in 1851 — three cords, say . . $12 00 

 Seed-corn " " " six quarts, ... 18 



