72 GRAIN. 



harrowed, furrowed out tbree feet apart, and two loads of manure pu^ 

 in the drills; expense of plowing, &c., $1.50; value of manure on 

 the ground, $2; planted on the 19th of June, in drills, J lb. of Ruta 

 Baga seed; cost of seed and planting, $1.50; cultivated and hoed 

 twice, at an expense of $8; harvested 4th of November, cost $2. 

 Cost of plowing, &c., • $1 50 



" ^manure, 2 00 



" seed and planting, 1 50 



" cultivating and hoeing, 3 00 



harvesting, 2 00 



$10 00 

 Weight of Crop, as certified by the Committee, 3430 lbs. 



Statement of Ehenezer Bird. 



CARROTS. 



The crop of 18G7 was Carrots, with three loads of stable manure ; 

 of 18G8, Carrots, with same quantity of manure; the soil is sandy 

 loam ; it was plowed once, ten inches deep ; harrowed, ridged, and 

 raked at an expense of $1; three loads of stable manure were applied, 

 worth $3 ; planted June 5th, with one-half pound of Orange Carrot 

 seed ; cost of seed and planting, $2 ; cultivated and hoed twice at an 

 expense of $4; harvested from the 6th to the 8th of November, for 

 which the tops are considered as payment. 



Cost of plowing, &c., 

 " manure, 

 " seed and planting, 

 " cultivation, 



$10 00 

 Weight of Crop, as certified by the Committee, 3870 lbs. 



GRAIN. . 



Your Committee on Grain have attended to their duty, and submit 

 ^he following as their report. They recommend the award of premi- 

 ums as follows.: 



CORN. 



There were four entries of this kind of grain, two of which were 

 withdrawn. 



