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spread, and the balance applied to the hills. Value of manure $100. 

 Planted first week in May, in hills three feet apart; half a shovel-full 

 of manure to the hill. Dropped by hand, and covered with the hoe. 

 Cultivated twice; hoed twice. Cost of cultivation, $10.00. Topped 

 the first week in September ; cut up the last week of September. Cost 

 of harvesting, $8.00. Amount of stover, three thousand pounds. 



Statement of Joseph Goodrich. 



OATS. 



The cro]3 of 1868 was corn. About 8 cords of stable manure used. 

 The soil is clayey loam. Plowed once in the spring, from 6 to 8 inches 

 deep. No other preparation for the seed. Cost of plowing, $3.00. 

 No manure used. Sowed broadcast, the latter part of April, four 

 bushels of common bush oats. Cradled the first of August, Cost of 

 harvesting, $7.00. Amount of straw, 4000 lbs. 



Statement of Cyras Kilburn. 



WINTER WHEAT. 



The crop of 1867 was grass. The crop of 18G8, partly corn, partly 

 grass. On the acre in corn, used 20 loads of manure ; on the ^ acre 

 in grass, no manure. Soil, clayey loam. Plowed once in September, 

 six inches deep. The seed was washed and ashed. Cost of plowing, 

 $5.00 per acre. No manure applied on the corn land ; 10 cart loads 

 on the sward land. Sowed the sward land the first of September. 

 The corn land, 6th of October. Cost of seed and planting, $7.00. 

 Cradled the last of July. Cost of harvesting, S8. 00 per acre. Amount 

 of straw, about 3000 lbs. 



I have raised the Blue Stem Winter Wheat upwards of 20 years, 

 and it shows no deterioration yet, and it makes the very best of flour. 

 Winter wheat should be sowed as early as the first week in September, 

 so that it may get a strong root and be well tubered before winter, and 

 should be sowed on land not subject to frost heavings or inundations, 

 A southern or southeastern exposure is the best. The land should 

 have a generous dressing of some fertilizer. 



Statement of Joseph Goodrich. 



WHEAT. 



The crop of 1868 was corn. Twenty-five loads of stable manure 

 used. Soil, clay loam. Plowed once, six or eight inches deep. Cost 

 of plowing, $3.50. Planted, April 8th. Harrowed and rolled. Two 



