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COKN GROWN BY H. C. COMINS, HADLEY. 



The field of corn which I entered measured seven acres, the soil 

 being gravell}' loam. It was sod land, part of which produced a light 

 crop of haj' last 3'ear, which was not worth cutting. All the labor was 

 done with a team, except applying fertilizers and planting ; indeed, 

 not a hoe touched the piece after planting. The items of cutting, 

 stacking, and husking which appear in the account ma}^ seem too low, 

 but the work was jobbed at those figures. The corn was measured in 

 two baskets and quite a number weighed, taking the average and 

 allowing 75 pounds for a bushel of corn. The grain was very dr}', 

 with no soft corn, and the fertilizer was Stockbridge Corn Fertilizer. 

 Tlie field was rented as appears below. My object in entering this 

 field was not to see how large a yield I could get, but how cheap I 

 could raise corn. The account stands as follows : — 



Dr. 



Net profit, $210 80 



ffadley, Nov. 10, 1880. H. C. Comins. 



