150 PLYMOUTH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Total. 



MlDDLEBOROUGH. Oct. 10, 1848. 



$22 34 



Nathan Whittnan^ s Statement. 



The acre of land, on which I raised my corn, from which the 

 supervisor allowed me 99 bushels and |f, was green-sward, 

 1847. Ploughed up in March, and laid until fall ; then I 

 ploughed in what weeds there were on it. May 10th, 1848, I 

 ploughed in 40 loads compost manure, and the 15th, planted it 

 with white corn, the seed selected from stalks having two ears. 

 The first of July, went through, with cultivator, twice in 

 each row; then hoed over the ground, without hilling, and, in 

 August, went through with the cultivator, twice in each row, 

 and hoed up the weeds; I spent 16 hours labor, besides the cul- 

 tivator. 



East Bridgewater, 1848. 



Paul Hathaicaif s Statement. 



The three acres of corn, for which I have claimed a premium, 

 grew upon swampy land. From the abundance of wet the 

 three last years, my ditches were clogged with mud, which 

 brought in rushes and meadow grass, which would hardly pay 

 for mowing; therefore, I planted corn, thinking corn-fodder 

 would be worth more than rushes. Commenced ploughing. 

 May 10th ; carted upon the three acres 86 loads of compost ma- 



