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The weather, while the crop was in the field, was nearly as 

 follows : — 



May, 1st ten days, wet ; 2d ten days, wet ; last ten days, moist. 

 June, " " wet; " " moist; " " dry. 

 July, '• " dry; " " dry; " " moist. 

 Each plot contained twelve rods of ground. 



Statement of Spencer Leonard, Jr. 



Having entered as a competitor for the premium offered for 

 an application of manure, payable in 1863, I will state that the 

 lot contains sixty rods, is a light sandy loam, has been in grass 

 three years, producing about three-fourths of a ton of hay to 

 the acre. It was divided into five equal parts, each two rods 

 wide and six rods long. 



May 7th, two loads, of thirty-eight cubic feet each, of good 

 manure, was spread upon plot No. 1, and the whole lot was 

 ploughed about seven inches deep. The same amount, and of 

 like quality of manure, was then spread upon plot No. 2, and 

 the whole lot was cross-ploughed about four inches deep ; then 

 the same amount was spread upon plot No. 3, and the whole 

 well harrowed, and marked out for planting, three feet five 

 inches apart, each way. The same amount was then spread 

 upon plot No. 4, and May 9 the whole was planted with a 

 medium-sized yellow corn, called in this vicinity Alden corn. 

 A cultivator was passed through it four times, and it was hoed 

 three times. 



September 10th the corn was cut and shocked, care being 

 taken to keep each part entirely separate ; and September 13tli 

 the ground was sowed to rye. October 15 the corn was taken 

 iu and husked, and weighed as follows : — 



Plot No. 1, . . . . good corn, 301 lbs. soft corn, 57 lbs. Fodder, 274 lbs. 



2, . . . . good corn, 287 soft corn, 56 Fodder, 253 



3, . . . . good corn, 295 soft corn, 56 Fodder, 249 



4, . . . . good corn, 277 soft corn, 42 Fodder, 230 



5, . . . . good corn, 219 soft corn, 36 Fodder, 203 



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