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STATEMENT OP AUGUSTINE STONE. 



The crop of 1878 was grass, also 1879. The size of the 

 piece of land is about seven acres, one acre of which I had 

 measured. The manure used was stable or barn yard manure. 

 The nature of the soil, clay loam ; broken up the last Spring ; 

 ploughed about 8 to 9 inches deep ; rolled once over the fur- 

 rows, then harrowed twice, once each way ; then furrowed 

 each way ; manure put out in the hill. Manure for the whole 

 piece 24 cords, or about 3^ cords to the acre. Planted 

 the second week of May. The amount of seed was a bushel 

 and three pecks ; thoroughly hoed once ; then went through 

 with the cultivator twice, once each way ; then chopped the 

 weeds in the month of August. 



From the measured acre I have harvested 162 bushels of 

 sound corn, and one bushel of ears 1 have saved for seed and 

 about four bushels of small corn. Weighed one basket hold- 

 ing 2 bushels, weighed 73 lbs. per basket. Therefore at 70 

 lbs. to the bushel I have a little over 80 bushels of shelled 

 corn to the acre. I can safely say my yield of corn is 65 

 bushels of sound shelled corn to the acre on seven acres. 



STATEMENT OF GEO. W. ADAMS. 



The crop of Grass I offer for your consideration was raised 

 on one acre of land, that received ten cords of barn yard 

 manure in the spring of 1878 and was then laid down to grass 

 with barley, having been in corn and potatoes two years. 



The cost of grass seed was -f 3.82 ; sowing the same with the 

 barley, 50 cts. ; ploughing and harrowing, $6.00. 



The crop of barley was very small, worth perhaps 114.00, 

 straw and grain. The grass of 1879 was coarser, taller, and I 

 should think of greater weight than this year. The land has 

 been in no way enriched since 1878. 



The cost of harvesting this season was, — mowing, il.OO ; 

 other labor, say $4.50. The grass was very dry when cut, a 

 large part of the red top having fallen. 



