WHEAT. 



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Statement of Allen Smith. 



The acre of land on which I raised my winter wheat is rather 

 high ground, and is what may be called sandy loam. Has been 

 planted three years ; first to corn, then to potatoes. The wheat 

 was^sown after harvesting the potatoes, about the last of Sep- 

 tember. The kind sowed was the Blue-stem, and is probably 

 the best for our soil and climate. Sowed one and one-half 

 bushels. The land when planted to potatoes, w^as manured at 

 the rate of about fifteen one-horse loads per acre. No manure 

 was used on the wheat. It came up well, and spread so as 

 nearly to cover the ground before winter. There was very little 

 killed by the winter. It grew luxuriantly, and produced a 

 large crop of straw. It suffered very much from the drought 

 of July, but notwithstanding, I had twenty-six and one-half 

 bushels of as fine wheat as I ever saw, weighing sixty pounds 

 per bushel. 



VALUE OF CROP. 



26-^- bushels wheat, sold for $2 per bushel, 

 1 ton straw, ..... 



EXPENSE OF CROP. 



Ploughing, 



1| bushels wheat, 



Sowing and harrowing, 



Cradling, . 



Binding and carting, . 



Threshing, 25 cents per bushel. 



Interest on land. 



Net profit, 



$41 12 



