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years had been in grass, and was well grass bound and dovetailed with 

 witeh gi-ass. Both crops of corn exceeded one hundred bushels to the 

 acre, consuming a large share of the manure applied to the land. 

 The oats were harvested the last of July, and amounted to 32 ^jf 

 bushels, and 3000 lbs of straw. 



Cost of planting and other preparation, $8 25 



'* Seed and sowing, 2 20 



" Harvesting and threshing, 8 50 



$18 95 



JOSEPH GOODRICH'S STATEMENT. 



RYE. 



The soil on which I grew my rye was a rough clay loam, plowed 

 the first of October, 1865, from six to eight inches deep. It had been 

 used for raising potatoes the two previous years, and each year manur- 

 ed with four cords of stable manure, and sowed the same month with 

 five pecks of white rye. The amount harvested was 22f bushels to 

 the acre, and 2500 lbs. of straw. 



Cost of plowing, &c. , 2 50 



" Seed and planting, 3 50 



*' Harvesting and threshing, 5 50 



$11 50 



GEORGE R. CARTER'S STATEMENT. 



BARLEY. 



The soil on which I raised my barley was a clayey loam, plowed in 

 the fall and spring, seven inches deep. In 1865 I grew corn on the 

 land, spreading ten loads of green manure and twelve loads of compost 

 in the hiU. Sowed May 9th after spreading eight loads of manure, 

 with three bushels of two-rowed barley ; harvested 43|| bushels and 

 one-half ton of straw. 



Cost of plowing, 

 " Manure, 

 ^' ' Seed and sowing, 

 ■**• ' Harvesting, &c., 



$2*7 90 



