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meadow muck, and sowed two bushels of rye upon one acre 

 two quarters and thirty rods of land, according to the certificate 

 of the surveyor, on which I raised forty-nine and a half bushels 

 of good rye, threshed in August 



Statement of Spencer Leonard, Jr. 



Having entered as a competitor for the premium offered for 

 the best experiment in raising rye, I will state that the land on 

 which it grew has a warm, light, sandy soil, and has been in 

 grass three years, producing the last year about half a torn 

 It was ploughed in August, and the rye was sown in Septem- 

 ber. One hundred bushels of ashes were spread broadcast, 

 and on one-half acre of it about one hundred pounds of guano ; 

 and on one-quarter of an acre eight loads of mud, or muck, which 

 had been exposed to atmospheric influences for two or three 

 years, were spread ; the other quarter being a better quality of 

 soil, nothing was applied but the ashes ; it was then all well 

 harrowed and rolled. 



Expenses : — 



Ploughing, . 

 Ashes, and applying, 

 Muck, " " 



Guano, " " 



narrowing and rolling, 

 Harvesting, . 

 Threshing and cleaning, 

 Interest on the land. 



Income :- 



26 bushels rye, at $1.25 per bushel, 

 1 ton of straw, at $10 per ton, 

 One-half the ashes not consumed, 



$36 00 



$50 00 



