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potatoes was harvested. The first week in September, it 

 was manured, and plouglied about eight inches deep, in 

 with about the same quantity of meadow mud and barn- 

 yard manure composted, and sowed to winter I'ye. The 

 rye was liarvested about the middle of July. 



COST OF CROP. 



Preparing ground, $ 4.00 



Seed and sowing, 2.00 



Manure, 18.00 



Reaping, binding and storing, 6.00 



Threshing and winnowing, 5.00 



Interest on value of land, 5.00 



140.00 



VALUE OF CROP. 



2072 lbs. grain (very nice), equal to 37 



bushels, at 90 cents, 133.30 



3500 lbs. straw, sold at $1, 35.00 



Total, 168.30 



Cost, 40.00 



Profit, 128.30 



CORN CROPS. 



As before stated, there were three entries of corn crops. 

 Mr. Pratt of the Asylum farm, showed us a magnificent 

 field of rye, when it was at its best ; but, for some unex- 

 plained reason, failed to put in a statement of the crop, 

 consequently there were but two entries in competition. 

 We subjoin their statements : 



STATEMENT OF CHAS. W. MANN. 



June 16, 1880, I first plowed the land on which the corn 

 crop that I offer for premium, was raised. I had just cut 

 about 1500 pounds of hay from the acre. Planted to 



