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the opinion of those who saw my corn, that my crop 

 was a good one. But whether it will compare with 

 the crops on more favored soils, under the manage- 

 ment of skilful cultivators, I must leave for others 

 to determine. 



WILLIAM WILLIAMS. 

 Rowley, December 30, 1840. 



FRANCIS dodge's STATEMENT. 



To the Committee on the Cultivation of Crops. 



Gentlemen — The following statement for claim 

 of premium for greatest quantity of corn raised on 

 the acre, accompanied with necessary certificates, is 

 respectfully submitted. 



That the same was raised on the farm under my 

 direction, situated in Danvers, (by the Newburyport 

 turnpike,) on the southern declivity of a hill near the 

 same turnpike. The soil is loam, resting on a clay- 

 ey gravel, and was tilled as follows: (the previous 

 year the same was broken up and planted with corn, 

 yet as the farm was not under my occupancy, know 

 nothing of the mode of culture,) — In the month of 

 April the ground was ploughed clean, not splitting 

 the hills. On the last of April it was cross ploughed 

 and about four cords of cellar manure ploughed in. 

 Was furrowed at a distance of three feet six inches 

 one way, and three feet eight inches the other; after 

 which about four cords of old manure was placed in 

 the hills, the acre. Five to seven kernels were 

 dropped originally ; thinned to five the first hoeing. 

 At first hoeing, ploughed two furrows in the row, 

 only one way. Second hoeing, ploughed same way, 

 with only one shallow furrow in the centre, and the 

 last hoeing no ploughing was had. 



The crop produced was under my direction and 



