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and comparing the weight of each, the Committee are satis- 

 fied that many of the farmers do not plant their corn near 

 enough together, while others plant too near; had Mr. Joel 

 Hayward, instead of planting 21 hills to the rod, planted 

 30, he would have taken a premium this year ; and had Mr. 

 Benjamin Wyman, instead of planting 38 hills to the rod, 

 planted 30, he would have had as much as he now has, with 

 less expense in cultivation. 



Of the other kinds of grain for which premiums were 

 offered, there were four in number, viz : Wheat, Rye, Bar- 

 ley, and Oats; and contrary to the expectation, and greatly 

 to the disappointment of the Committee, but two lots were 

 entered for premium. — one of rye, and one of oats. The 

 specimen of rye exhibited was raised by Mr. Abel F. Adams, 

 of Fitchburg, on land that had been used for a pasture for 

 several years. In August 1853, the ground was broken up, 

 and sowed on the 8ih of September following, with two 

 bushels of white rye, on 263 square rods, the ground being 

 harrowed and rolled without disturbing the sod, or any ma- 

 nure being applied to the land. The amount harvested from 

 the above was 49 bushels, weighing 58 lbs. to the bushel, 

 equal to 29 3-4 bushels to the acre; the expense of which he 

 reckons as follows, viz : 

 Expense. — Two bushels of seed. 



Plowing, man and oxen three days, 



Harrowing and rolling, 



Cutting, binding and carting. 



Threshing and cleaning, 



$25 00 



Credit.-— By 49 bushels of rye at $1,25 per bushel, $61 25 



Straw estimated at 2 1-4 tons at $9,00, 20 25 



$81 50 

 Deduct expense, 25 00 



Profit of crop, $56 50 



