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J. J. H. Gregory's strain, was used, and a smoothing drag 

 run over the piece. 



The season was cold and wet, the corn came up slowly, 

 and in some places required replanting. June 14th, it was 

 cultivated for the first time, going twice between each two 

 rows, so as to worli up close to them on eacli side, with a 

 Planet Jr. Cultivator. At this time, one and one-half 

 barrels (ooO pounds), of Bay State Bone Super-phosphate 

 was strewn along the rows and cultivated in. 



The piece was cultivated again, June 20th, and the third 

 time, July 2d, going only once to a row, and a man worked 

 one day, cutting out the few weeds that the cultivator could 

 not reach between the stalks in tlie row. July Uth, it was 

 cultivated once more, going through twice to a row, and 

 early in August, the few larger weeds that had grown in the 

 rows, were pulled out. 



After the corn got well started, it came on I'apidly, and 

 made a good growth of large, heavy stalks, some having 

 three, and few leis than two, large, well developed ears. 



We commenced cutting up the corn, Sept. 2Tth, it being 

 then very well ripened, except that which was replanted, 

 was a little soft. It was stocked without bundling, by 

 using a horse, and after standing a little more than two 

 weeks, it was got in, and husked. The harvesting was 

 finished Oct. ]bth; the result was, by a careful estimate, 

 six and one-half tons of well cured stover ; and, by actual 

 measurement, 188 baskets of corn in the ear. 



The land measures just one acre. 



Dr. 



May 12. Plowing — man and two horses, $ 2.00 



22 loads manure, 22.00 



" 21. 5 quarts Longfellow corn, .30 

 Harrowing— man and two horses, four 



hours, 1.50 

 Planting — man, boy and horse, one and 



one-half hours, .60 



