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6. The same, in drills, 2 rows in a drill, 6 inches apart, and 

 the plants 9 inches, and 3 feet 9 inches from centre of drill, 

 thus: '. making 30,970 stalks, will produce 120 



bushels and 31 quarts. 



6. The same in drills, 3 rows in a drill, as above, 3 feet from 

 centre of drill, thus : • • • • • 



making 43,5G0 stalks, will 



produce 170 bushels and 6 quarts. 



AVOECESTER NORTH. 



Statement of Solon Carter. 



The lot on which the corn, offered for the society's premium 

 for the best crop and the best variety, was raised, contains 

 271-j^Q^ rods. It is a clayey loam, very springy, called cold land. 

 The crop of 1856-7 "was grass, without manure. It was 

 ploughed once in July, 1857, after the grass was removed, and 

 twice in May, 1858 ; was harrowed three times, furrowed lightly 

 both ways, manured with eighteen loads stable manure from 

 the barn-cellar, spread before the spring plonghing, and twelve 

 loads compost put in the hill, and covered with the hand-hoc ; 

 was planted June 1, with Randall & Jones' single corn planter, 

 ■using seven quarts seed, which goes in my name. 



The cultivation was as follows, viz. : As soon as the corn 

 could be seen in the row it was ploughed, one furrow per row 

 'One way, with a small plough, these furrows crossed per row 

 ■one way, with a small plough, these furrows crossed with a 

 small harrow ; when large enough to hoc, the horse-hoe was 

 run through both ways, followed by the hand-hoe ; before the 

 second hoeing, which was early in July, it was thinned to four 

 stalks per hill through the field, and worked with the horse-hoe 

 as at the first hoeing, followed again by the hand-hoe ; after 

 haying, the horse-hoe went through again both ways, making 

 four times during the season that the field has been worked 

 between the rows, both ways, with the horse-hoe, harrow or 

 plough. Last and least I went through the field and pulled 

 what few weeds had escaped, leaving a clean field. 



It was harvested October 28, and November 1, in the usual 

 way, by cutting at the ground. The stover I did not weigh, 

 but consider it a fair equivalent for the cost of harvesting. 



