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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GRAIN. 



Abington, September 28, 1883. 



Statement of George W. Whiting, of A-Bington. 



CORN. 



Ploughed up three and one-half acres of old ground ; 

 ploughed it eight inches deep, harrowed it three times with 

 spring tooth harrow ; manured it in the hill with stable manure 

 about three cords per acre. The 8th, 9th and 11th of June, 

 planted two and a half acres to yellow Vermont corn, one acre 

 to little Dutton ; hoed twice ; cut the top stock the first of Sep- 

 tember. I estimated cost of crop at forty cents per bushel, 



including all labor and dressing. 



George W. Whiting. 



Statement of Enoch Soule, of Duxbury. 



The half acre ertered was planted with corn last year ; I 

 ploughed under eight cords of kelp in May, and planted with 

 yellow corn on the 25th of May. The whole cost was : 

 Ploughing . . . . . . $ 2 00 



Eight cords of kelp, . . . . 12 00 



Harrowing, ...... 50 



Planting and seed, . , . . . 1 50 



Horse hoeing, , . . . . . 1 50 



Hand hoeing, , ^ , . . 1 25 



$18 75 

 Enoch Soule. 



