is a black loam with a clay subsoil. Ploughed eight inch- 

 es deep. 1899, crop corn, barnyard manure, six cords 

 to the acre. Ploughed once eight inches deep ; harrowed 

 to plant in hills. The corn was planted with machine the 

 first of June, eight quarts, and harvested in October. It 

 was cultivated and hoed twice ; seed used, Pearl's Im- 

 proved. 



Cost of ploughing, harrowing, and planting, $ 5 00 

 Manure at $4 per cord, 24 00 



350 lbs. Bradley's fertilizer, 5 25 



Cultivating and hoeing, 7 00 



Cost of harvesting not known. 



141 25 

 Credited by 252 bushels of corn on the ear ; weighed by 

 Frank W. Kimball. 



I hereby certify that I have measured the land on which 

 the corn grew entered for premium by Mr. J. M. Pearl 

 and it contained one acre. 



Frank W. Kimball. 



REPORT OX TREADWELL FARM. 



The farm continues under the management of Dudley 

 Bradstreet, the tenant, who conducts it in a very satisfac- 

 tory manner. The crops grown the last season, notwith- 

 standing the severe drought, have been fairly good ; were 

 well cared for, weeds kept under control, and the whole 

 farm has shown ffood, husbandmanlike attention. 



Mr. Bradstreet has presented the following statement 

 of crops produced this season : 



Vegetables — of carrots, 50 bushels ; Rutabaga turnips, 250 

 bushels ; White Egg turnips, 50 bushels ; beets, 60 bush- 

 els ; White Flat turnips, 10 bushels ; potatoes, 300 bush- 

 els ; sweet corn, 150 boxes ; squashes, 2 tons ; tomatoes,. 



