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George Hayes' Statement. 



I wish to enter for premkirn a crop of corn raised by me 

 on the farm of the late Thomas Bancroft, in Beverly T he 

 land contained one acre, as measured by a sworn Surveyor. 

 It had been in corn and potatoes the year previously (1852) 

 but how manured, I am unable to say, as it was thcB carried 

 on by another person ; but the land is of good quality. It 

 was ploughed last spring, and manured in the hill with a 

 compost of barn and hog manure and sea weed — a good 

 shovel-full to the hill. It was planted about the 1st of May, 

 and though so early, the corn came up well, with a good 

 strong growth. It was cultivated and hoed twice thoroughly, 

 and weeded once after haying, so that the ground is left 

 entirely free of weeds. Thorough weeding and stirring of 

 the soil I consider of more importance to secure a good corn 

 crop, than high manuring. The corn was topped about the 

 middle of September, and harvested early in October. It 

 was measured in the ear in bushel baskets, and found to 

 contain 144 baskets of sound ears. The corn has lain in the 

 bin ever since, and this morning two baskets of ears — the 

 same baskets as were used in measuring before — were 

 shelled and found to contain 62 lbs. of shelled corn. 



The corn is the eight rowed corn. It was planted three 

 and a half feet apart — five stalks left in a hill — and many 

 of the stalks produced twin ears. 



Beverly, November 14, 1853. 



Hermon p. Chandler's Statement. 



1 oflfer for premium one acre of corn and white beans, from 

 which I harvested one hundred and forty-six baskets of ears 

 of corn. Planted in 1852 with corn, — yield about seventy 

 bushels of shelled corn per acre. Ploughed in the fall. It 



