INDIAN CORN. 1G7 



It took about eight quarts of seed to plant the piece. The 

 first week in June, ploughed and hoed. The last week in June, 

 cultivated and hoed the second and last time. Topped the 

 stalks .about the 1st of September. 



September 30, Mr. Andrew II. Hall came and took out an 

 average rod, and found it to weigh forty-one and three-quarters 

 pounds. Mr. Hall came again in December to measure it. We 

 found it to weigh thirty-three and one-quarter pounds, and 

 measure sixteen quarts and one pint. 



Expense of the crop : — 



Eight cords of manure, .... 



Carting, spreading, etc., .... 



Ploughing, ....... 



Harrowing, furrowing, bushing, and chaining, 

 Planting, ....... 



Seed corn, ....... 



Ploughing and hoeing first time, . 

 Cultivating and hoeing second time, 

 Topping stalks and harvesting, . 



Value of crop : — 



Eighty-two and one-half bushels of corn, 

 Fodder, 



Profit, $61 50 



Statement of Andrew H. Hall. 



The land on which I raised the corn entered by me for pre- 

 mium is a deep, moist loam, situated near the river, and most 

 of it is flowed by high freshets. It was in grass, and cut about 

 one ton of hay to an acre, in 1852. Some years there had 

 been more. May 10, 1 853, ploughed seven inches deep, turning 

 the furrows flat ; then spread six and one-half cords of manure, 

 and ploughed it in about four inches deep ; furrowed one way, 



