ON THE CULTIVATION OF MIXED AND GRAIN CROPS. 83 



FRANCIS DODGE'S STATEMENT. 



To the Committee on Grain Crops : 



Gentlemen: — I offer for premium one acre of corn, 

 as measured by Mr. Woodbury, from which was obtain- 

 ed 91i bushels. 



This ground was broke up in the summer of 1842, and 

 planted with turnips and corn ; at that time it was 

 manured with twelve loads of hog manure. The soil is 

 a loam, and the land has a southern aspect. The last of 

 April we hauled 4i loads of manure from the cellar and 

 put it in small heaps on the ground ; this was spread 

 and ploughed in on the 9th of May, spreading no faster 

 than we could plough it in ; it was well harrowed, and 

 furrowed at the distance of 3i feet each way. Four 

 cords of manure, consisting of night soil and meadow 

 mud, at the rate of four loads of mud to one of night soil, 

 were put in the hills the 13th May, and from five to eight 

 kernels of corn were dropped and covered. It was hoed 

 the first time, June 8th and 10th — the second time, June 

 20th, and the last time, the 28th of the same month ; at 

 each time of hoeing the cultivator was used. The corn 

 was topped the 27th of September, and harvested the 

 last of October, and was measured the 2d of November. 

 The kind is a long eight-rowed variety with small cob. 



The expenses on the above corn were as follows, viz : 



To Interest on land, - 

 Ploucrhing, ... 

 Manure on land. 



- - $ 6 on 



2 00 



- . 50 00 

 Harrowing- and planting, 2 50 

 Seed, ,75. Furrowing-, ,75, 1 50 

 Expense on Manure, - - 1 50 

 Cultivatino- & hoeing 3 limes, 7 00 

 Curing- Fodder, Harvesting 



andliusking, - - - . 10 00 



Balance in favor of crop, 



80 50 



28 55 



$109 05 



By Oli bushels Corn, at 70(^, $64 05 



Fodder, 20 00 



One half value of manure 



on land, ..... 25 00 



$100 05 



FRANCIS DODGE. 



This may certify that I measured a quantity of corn 

 said to have been taken from the above mentioned acre 

 of land, and the same measured 914- bushels. 



SYLVANUS B. SWAN. 



