BARLEY. 



163 



NANTUCKET. 



Statement of Allen Smith. 



Having entered as a competitor for the best experiment in 

 raising barley, I will state that the land on which it grew was 

 a good, strong, sandy loam, containing four acres ; but, owing 

 to a part of it lodging, I mowed three-fourths of an acre, leav- 

 ing three and one-quarter acres, which produced one hundred 

 and fifty and one-half bushels of barley. The land had been 

 planted to corn two years, and produced a good crop. This 

 year, in March, I spread twenty-four one-horse loads of barn 

 manure to the acre, and ploughed about the 20th of March ; 

 and the 29th, two bushels of common two-rowed barley were 

 sown to the acre, and well harrowed. It came up even, and 

 considering the dry weather, looked well through the season. 

 There was not rain enough to wet the ground through from the 

 time it was sowed, until it was harvested. 



It was cut July 20th, and threshed the 1st of August, and 

 measured one hundred and fifty and a half bushels, or forty-six 

 and four-thirteenths bushels per acre. 



VALUE OF CROP. 



150| bushels of barley, at 80 cents per bushel, 



per ton, . 



3^ tons of straw, at 



$120 40 

 27 25 



$147 65 



EXPENSE OF CROP. 



Ploughing and harrowing. 

 Six and one-half bushels barley 

 Twenty-four loads of manure, 

 Mowing and getting in. 

 Threshing and cleaning, . 

 Interest on land, 



$64 57 



Net gain, 



$83 08 



