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I will ouly add that I have kept aa account of labor expended up 

 to the time of harvesting the corn, allowing $1 per day for man, 

 and the same for two-hor.se team, and found it to be $25. I make 

 uo charge afterwards for the reason that the value of the corn stalks 

 will nearly or quite cover the cost of harvesting the corn. 



As to the cost of manure and rent of laud I have come to uo 

 decided conclusion but will venture to set it down at $35. Twenty 

 dollars for the manure and fifteen dollars for rent of land. 



I have assumed that but two-thirds of the value of the manure 

 has gone to the corn crop. 



Now let us see how the account stands : 

 Cost of labor to the time of harvesting corn, $25 00 



Cost of manure, 20 00 



Rent of land, 15 00 



CUEDIT. 



By 130 2-5 bushels corn ; cost of corn per bushel, 46 



Had I put the cost of manure at $25, as perhaps I ought, the cost 

 of corn would be 50 cents per bushel. 



Very truly yours, 



STOUGHTON D. CROCKER. 



To the Comoiittee on Crops, Gentlemen : 



The acre of corn we present for premium was raised on land that 

 has been pastured for twenty years. A portion of the piece was 

 uianured with one cord of light stable manure, (without grain). 

 The rest had no fertilizer of any kind except the droppings of sheep 

 and cattle when in pasture. Planted the last of May or first of 

 June ; hoed twice ; weeds cut once ; thinned to three stalks in a hill 

 at the first hoeing ; corn cut up the last of September. 

 Husked October 20th, 201 lb ears. 



Husked November 3d, 4,831 " 



Total. 5,032 '• 



Allowins 70 lbs. to the bushel pives 71 bush., 62 lbs 



P. WEST & SON. 



