52 STATEMENTS. 



Statement of Cyrus Kilhurn. 



WHEAT. 



In 1866, the crop was haj, in 1867, it was wheat, using sixteen 

 loads of compost manure. The soil was a clayey loam, plowed 

 once only, about six or seven inches deep, harrowed once, the 

 expense being five dollars for both ; applied twenty cart loads 

 (of thirty bush, each,) of compost manure, valued at twenty dol- 

 lars ; sowed to Winter Wheat the fore part of September, two 

 bushels ; the seed and planting cost ten dollars ; reaped about 

 the 20th of July, which cost, including threshing, twelve dollars. 

 Some portions of the field were injured by the extremely wet 

 weather. I sold most of my wheat for seed at four dollars per 

 bushel. 



Cost of Seed and Planting, 

 '' Manure, twenty loads, 

 " Plowing, &c., 

 " Harvesting, 



47 00 

 Statement of J. P. Reed, 



WHEAT. 



The crop of 1866, was corn with twenty loads of stable manure 

 applied ; of 1867, it was corn with twenty-five loads of the same 

 kind of manure ; the soil was a deep loam resting on a clayey 

 subsoil ; plowed once the last day of April, five inches deep, and 

 leveled with a bush harrow, at a cost of three dollars ; sowed 

 two bushels of Java Wheat the last day of April, the cost of 

 seed and planting being six dollars ; harvested August 15th ; 

 mowed and carted from the field to the threshing mill ; cost of 

 same, fourteen dollars ; the amomit of straw was one and a half 

 tons. The field measures one acre. 



Cost of Seed and Planting, $9 00 



'' Plowing, &c., 3 00 



'' Harvesting, 14 00 



26 00 



Statement of Luther Page. 



RYE. 



The crop in 1866 and 1867, was com, no manure being used 



