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visit a neighbor's cows got in and seriously injured it. There was 

 scarcely a square rod which they had not despoiled more or less, but 

 I got the committee to pick, husk and weigh the ears on one rod, and 

 the result was 66 lbs. of corn on the ear. Allowing 70 lbs. to the 

 bushel, this would be at the rate of 150 bushels of shelled corn to the 

 acre. The square rod alluded to, both of corn and potatoes, meas- 

 ured 190 by 206 inches, and included five rows of plants, three feet 

 two inches apart, and a space of 19 inches outside the outer row on 

 each side. Respectfully, 



John C. Dillon. 

 Amherst, October 30th, 1891. 



REPORT ON CORN. 



ACRE OF CORN FOR PREMIUM. 



The land on which this corn grew has been mowed for several 

 years, without fertilizing. It was plowed seven inches deep in the 

 fall, fertilized with twenty-five loads barnyard manure, worth $1.50 

 a load, and 300 lbs. "Chittenden's Grain Grower" at $42 a ton. 

 Hoed three times. A selected rod husked Oct. 31st. Dried and 

 shelled Nov. 20. Weight of corn 46 lbs. Weight of cob, 11 lbs. 

 Equals 131f bushels per acre, at .80, $105.04 



11,500 lbs. stover " at $6 per ton, 34.50 



$ 139.54 



^ Manure taken for crop, $12.50 



Fertilizer, 6.30 



Cost of cultivation, 20.00 



$ 38.80 



Balance in favor of crop, $ 100.74 



No soft corn when husked. 



This corn grew on land which was cleared twenty-nine years ago. 

 It was plowed, sown to wheat, and has been in pasture twenty-seven 

 years since. Fall of 1890 it was plowed ; next spring cleared of 

 stumps and " nigger heads," harrowed, manured with twenty loads 

 from barnyard, worth $1.50 per load, and 300 lbs. "Chittenden's 

 Grain Grower," at $42 per ton ; harrowed again, planted by hand, 

 hoed twice, visited by committee and examined in September. A 

 selected rod husked Oct. 31st. Corn weighed 45 lbs. ; cob, 11 lbs. ; 

 This gives per acre : 



