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In the judgment of the committee, the several crops were 



well taken care of, and we would be pleased to have all these 



competitors also try vegetables another year. 



JAMES W. SAMPSON, ) .y ... 

 JOSEPH US DAWES, j ^ommit^ec. 



statement of crop of coen raised on " clay pit " pasture, 



(so-called). 



Five-eighths of an acre ploughed, manured, and planted with 

 corn in 1879 ; using about eight cords of manure. Ploughed 

 one-half acre more, not manuring or cultivating. 



Spring of 1880, ploughed one and one-fourfch acres, putting 

 on nine cords of manure. Planted to yellow corn, putting it in 

 three and oue-half feet apart each way, Horse-hoed it three 

 times and hand-hoed once. Cut top stalks about first of 

 August. 



Think hand-hoeing did no good ; it was hilled up too much. 



Prefer using horse-hoe altogether. 



DAVID BROWN, Jr. 



STATEMENT OF EZRA SMITH. 



The ground on which I raised two acres of corn had been in 

 grass seven years. Ploughed in spring, and manured with com- 

 post of kelp and stable manure, at the rate of fifty horse loads 

 per acre. Planted by the fifteenth of May ; cultivated with 

 horse once ; hoed twice. Whole cost of raising, $25.00. 



EZRA SMITH. 



COST OF CULTIVATING ONE-HALF ACRE OF CORN, BY W. L. CUSHING. 



Three cords of manure, at $4.00 per cord $12 00 



Ploughing, half acre 2 50 



Planting corn 2 00 



Hoeing corn, (once) 1 25 



Ploughing out corn, (twice) 1 00 



$18 75 

 W. L. CUSHING. 



