PLYMOUTH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 153 



Daniel Alden's Statement. 



The land, on which my corn was raised, is a sandy loam. 

 In 1847, it was in grass ; in October, of that year, it was plough- 

 ed; in the spring of 1848, carted on 40 loads of compost ma- 

 nure, and spread and cross-ploughed, with a light furrow, not 

 disturbing the sod ; then harrowed twice ; then furrowed 3| feet 

 apart, each way ; planted. May 12th, four kernels in a hill. 

 The corn was dressed four times with a cultivator, and once 

 with the hoe. The field was kept clear of weeds through the 

 season ; about the 10th of June, put 30 bushels of ashes around 

 the hills of corn. Cut the stalks Sept. 14th, and harvested the 

 corn Oct. 12th. According to the measurement of the supervi- 

 sor, it yielded 85 25-74 bushels per acre. Seed corn, white, se- 

 lected from where two ears grew on one stalk. The cold week 

 in August injured the crop materially. The whole expense of 

 raising the crop, exclusive of the manure, did not exceed $15. 



MiDDLEBOKOUGH, Oct. 17, 1848. 



Turnips. 

 George W. Wood^s Statement. 



The half acre of land I entered for premium, for the greatest 

 quantity of French turnips, is a clayey loam ; was planted to 

 corn, in 1847. The sward not being rotten enough to lay down 

 to grass last spring, I concluded to plant one half to French 

 turnips. 



Expense of ploughing, 75 cts., harrowing, 50 cts.. .$1 25 

 Ploughing and harrowing, $1, five days work plant- 

 ing, $5, 



100 bushels of ashes, $12 10, carting ashes, $3, 

 Cultivating, and 2| days hoeing, $2, cultivating, hoe- 

 ing, and hoeing weeds, ^3 50, . 

 Three hands, 2 days harvesting, $6, seed, 50 cts., . 



Total, . $34 35 



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