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STATEMENT OF OLIVER P. KILLAM. 



West Boxford, Oct. 29, 1885. 



I have entered for the Society's premium on Corn, ray 

 field corn which consists of an early eight rowed variety. 



Statement concerning a crop of corn raised by 0. P. 

 Killam of the Town of Boxford, in 1885 : 



The ci'op of 1883 was Englisli hay, one ton to the acre. 

 No manure was used. The crop of 1884, the same, about 

 fifteen hundred weight to tlie acre. No manure was used. 

 The soil dark loam, very deep ; plowed once eight inches 

 deep. Amount of manure, thirty bushels to a load, twenty- 

 four to the acre. Over half of the manure was spread 

 broadcast and plowed under, ^ the other half spread and 

 harrowed in after it was plowed. Cost of plowing and 

 harrowing, eight dollars. Value of manure on the ground, 

 two dollars per load. Planted, from the 20th to 24th of 

 May. I used one small spoonful of Ames' Phosphate in 

 each hill, to give it a start. Seed, eight rowed early yellow 

 corn ; one peck of corn was used to the acre. Cost of seed 

 and planting, six dollars. Cultivated three tiuics with a 

 steel tooth cultivator. Cost of cultivating and weeding, 

 seven dollars. Corn cut and stooked the second week in 

 September. Cost of cutting and stooking and getting in 

 and husking, sixteen dollars. I weighed four bushels at 

 different times, averaging forty-four pounds to the bushel. 

 Amount of corn on the acre, one hundred eighty-eight and 

 one-half bushels. I had a nice lot of stover, I think from 

 four to six tons to the acre. 



Oliver P. Killam, Competitor. 



Essex, ss. 



Personally appeared the above named Oliver P. Killam 

 and made oath that the above statement by him subscribed 

 is true, this thirty-first day of October, A. D. 1885. 

 Before me, 



Edward E. Pearl, Justice of the Peace. 



