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I divided the acre and one-half of land into four lots. Oi 

 lot No. 1, (which contained the same land as lot No. 1 in my 

 last year's experiment,) I spread on broadcast, after plough- 

 ing, 658 Ibsi. of Darling's Animal Fertilizer, which cost $13.36, 

 and 70 lbs. Sulphate of Potash, costing $1.75, making a total 

 of $15.11. 



Lot No. 2 contained half an acre, and is the same as lot 

 No. 2 of last year's experiment. I spread on as above three 

 bags of Stockb ridge Fertilizer, prepared and sold by Bowker 

 & Co., at a cost of $15. 



Lot No. 3, containing one-fourth of an acre, had no fertiliz- 

 er whatever. 



Lot No. 4, which also contained one-fourth of an acre, I ma- 

 nured with good quality of cow manure at the rate of 7 cords 

 per acre, valued at $7 per cord. It was spread on after 

 ploughing, and harrowed in as were the other fertilizers. The 

 land was planted with corn May 20. 



The cultivation was the same on the whole field, and the 

 natural quality of the land as much alike as ]3ossible, beinsf a 

 gravell}^ subsoil, not subject to drought or wet ; would be 

 called good corn land. The corn was cut and stooked Sept. 

 15, and remained in stook until Nov. 11, when it was husked 

 and weighed, being quite dry, 72 lbs. of ears yielded 56 lbs. 

 of shelled corn. 



Lot No. 1 produced 2193 lbs. of ears, (equal to 30 45-100 

 bushels of shelled corn,) and 1975 lbs. of stover. 



Lot No. 2 produced 2210 lbs. of ears or 30 69-100 bushels 

 shelled corn, and 2000 lbs. of stover. 



Lot No. 3 produced 710 lbs. of ears or 9 86-100 bushels 

 shelled corn, and 645 lbs. stover. 



Lot No. 4 produced 985 lbs. of ears, or 12 98-100 bushels 

 shelled corn, and 1136 lbs. stover. 



Cost of cultivation per acre is as follows : — Ploughing, 

 $1.75; Harrowing, $.75; Planting, $1.50 ; Cultivating three 

 times, at .75, $2.25; Hand Weeding, $1.00; Cutting and 

 Stooking, $4; Husking, $3; Carting in Stover, $3. Total, 

 $17.25. 



