62 ON THE CULTIVATION OF CROPS. 



ness of that part of the ground to which it was apphed. 

 The seed was put in, on the 16th of May, in drills, at the 

 distance above stated. I used the common eight-rowed 

 corn, selected the previous year, for the smallness of the 

 cob ; it was covered slightly with a hoe and then rolled 

 over with a common roller. At weeding time and mow- 

 ing time, so called, I used the cultivator, passing through 

 the rows with it once each time ; subsequently, I had it 

 hoed once, and went through it once, and pulled out the 

 weeds by hand. 



On the 1st of September I cut the stalks, and on the 

 20th gathered and husked the corn, which from the cer- 

 tificate of the person who measured it, filed herewith, 

 proves to be one hundred and three bushels rf sound corn. 



The ground I have since ploughed, and laid down in 

 grass, which appears well. 



Your obedient serv't, 



ENOCH BRADLEY. 



Haverhill, Sept. 27th, 1842. 



I hereby certify, that I assisted in measuring the corn 

 raised by Mr Enoch Bradley, on one acre and eight rods 

 of land in Haverhill, and found the produce to be one 

 hundred and three bushels of sound corn. The mode 

 adopted was, to shell one basket of ears and ascertain 

 the quantity of sl^ielled corn, and then to measure the 

 remainder in the ear in the same basket, and complete 

 the whole quantity. 



CHRISrOPHER HOW. 



Haverhill, Nov. 26, 1842. 



I hereby certify, that I surveyed a piece of land for 

 Mr Enoch Bradley, of Haverhill, on which he raised a 

 crop of corn the present season, and it contained one 

 acre and eight rods, and no more. 



JOSEPH HOW. 



Methuen, Sept. 20, 1842. 



