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The third piece, one acre, is part of the farm which I rent, aucl on 

 which I reside. It has been cultivated for different crops daring the 

 past five years, and was in fair average condition. Instead of six- 

 teen or eighteen dollars worth of fertilizers, I spread about four cords 

 of compost, worth say $24, and harrowed it in, and applied $8 worth 

 of superphosphate in the hill. This makes the cost of manure twice 

 that of the last piece. Otherwise the method and cost of cultivation 

 is about the same. A square rod selected and husked by your com- 

 mittee, yielded 47 lbs. of ears and 44 i lbs. of stalks. Calling 70 

 lbs. of ears a bushel, this is at the rate of 107 f bushels of shelled 

 corn, and 3 tons, 1120 lbs of stover per acre. 



Tlie comparative profit of the three pieces will be seen by the fol 

 lowing summary : 



PLOT NO. 1, 2 ACRES. 



Dr. 



To the expense of cultivation, etc., $39 70 



" " '^ fertilizer, 36 00 



Total cost of crop, $75 70 



Cr. 

 By 150 f bushels of coin at 70 cents, $105 60 

 4 tons, 1600 lbs. stalks at $7 per ton, 33 60 



Total cost of crop, 

 Cr. 

 By 240 bushels of corn at 70 cents, 



7 tons, 880 lbs. stover at $7 per ton. 



Total value of crop. 

 Deduct cost. 



Profit, $108 68 



