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ed out for planting, so as to have the hills about 

 three feet apart each way. The greater part of the 

 piece received in the hill manure, a mixture from 

 the barn cellar and the hog yard, that was in a 

 state of active fermentation ; this was applied at the 

 rate of from 3 to 4 cords to the acre. One or two 

 loads of compost from the barn yard, consisting of 

 common soil, some droppings from the cattle, some 

 ashes, a little salt and a little lime, were used. Also 

 there was put in the hill one load of night soil mixed 

 with meadow mud. The remainder, (from a fifth to 

 a fourth of the whole piece,) had nothing put in the 

 hill, but there was spread upon the furrow and har- 

 rowed in, a load or two of the mixture from the hog 

 yard and the barn ; also a load of meadow mud mix- 

 ed with unleached wood ashes. From 7 to 10 ker- 

 nels were put in each hill ; no preparation of the 

 seed. The corn came up well ; was planted about 

 the 1 0th of May ; was thinned about the 20th of 

 June, leaving five stalks in each hill ; was harrow- 

 ed each way, some of it three and some of it four 

 times ; was hoed as many times. The part that re- 

 ceived the four hoeings was full of quack grass. In 

 June and July the corn upon the night soil was far 

 in advance of the other, while that where the manure 

 was all spread fell much in the rear. About the 23d 

 of September, the corn was all cut up, three hills 

 laid together, and on the same and the following day 

 was bound up with rye straw ; was immediately put 

 into stooks or shocks, containing each about eHght 

 bundles. On the 1 6th of October the husking was 

 commenced, and was completed in about three days. 



