OATS. 165 



rLYMOUTH, 



Statement of Daniel Alden. 



The land, one acre and fifty-nine rods, on wliich I raised my 

 oats, is a sandy loam ; it was in grass from 1854 to 1857 ; 

 planted to Indian corn in 1859, and was well manured with 

 about fifty-six cartloads of compost manure spread on, and 

 about one hundred and thirty bushels of leached ashes sowed 

 on tlie field. In 1860, April 12th, the land was ploughed with 

 a double Michiga'n plough, about seven inches deep ; on the IGth, 

 sowed the oats and cultivated them in ; then sowed grass seed, 

 and then harrowed the ground twice over, and rolled it. 



August 3d. Cradled the oats, and on the 7th bound and 

 carted them into the barn ; on the first of September, threshed 

 and winnowed them with a machine. They measured one 

 hundred and eighteen and one-quarter bushels. About the 

 20th, I weighed them, the weight of which was 3,741^- pounds ; 

 equal to one hundred and sixteen bushels twenty-nine pounds. 

 The oats were entirely free from smut ; the seed sown was 

 Canada oats. 



Sept. Sold 1^ tons of straw at $8 per ton, 

 Oct. 1^ ton " u u ^ ^ 



Straw not sold, ....... 



118| bushels oats, sold and unsold, 50 cts. per bush., 



184 12 



I think there was a loss of oats in the field and in threshing, 

 of from three to five bushels. 



EXPENSES OP SEED AND LABOR. 



Apr. 12. To one day's ploughing, . . . . $3 00 

 16. cultivating, harrowing, and rolling, . . 2 25 

 4] bush. Canada oats, at 60 cts. per bush., 2 70 

 Aug. 3. cradling oats, . . . . . 1 25 

 7. raking, binding, and carting them in, . 2 00 

 Sept. threshing and winnowing them with ma- 

 chine, . . . . . . 6 00 



Total expense, $17 20 



