REPORTS OP COMMITTEES. 39 



Your Committee are satisfied that every piece of grain they ex- 

 amined was injured more or less by the drought, with one exception. 

 That was Cyrus Kilburn's corn, which was raised on what was 

 formerly an old swamp. 



We may plant and water, but God givcth the increase. If a 

 man happens to have a fast horse, he will get his premium whether 

 the earth is burnt up by drought or flooded with water. Therefore 

 we recommend that the Society offer premiums for the largest and 

 best crops, without limitation. 



We give the weight of the several lots of corn; what they 

 weighed when harvested, and also when shelled, and the shrinkage : 



Weight of Cyrus Kilburn's corn when gathered, August 31st, 

 50 J lbs.; when shelled, November 12th, 30 lbs. Shrinkage, 

 20J lbs. 



Joseph Goodrich's, when gathered, September 19th,37 lbs.; when 

 shelled, November 12th, 30 lbs. Shrinkage, 7 lbs. 



Luther Page's, when gathered, September 19th, 32 lbs.; when 

 shelled, November 12th, 23 lbs. Shrinkage, 9 lbs. 



Solon Carter's, when gathered, September 28th, 26 lbs.; when 

 shelled, November 12th, 22 lbs. Shrinkage, 4 lbs. 



All of which is respectfully submitted, 



E. BIRD, for the Committee. 



• Joseph Goodrich's Statement. 



CORX. 



Crop of 1868, grass; no manure. Crop of 1869, grass; no 

 manure. Soil, clay loam. Plowed once in November, six to eight 

 inches deep ; harrowed and furrowed one way. Cost of plowing, 

 $10 00. Amount and kind of manure, eighteen loads stable 

 manure, spread on top of furrows, and 250 lbs. super-phosphate 

 put in hills. Value of manure, $37 00. 



Planted second week in May, in rows 3J feet apart, and fur- 

 rowed 3J feet. Planted six quarts of Carter Corn. Cost of seed 

 and planting, $4 00. Cultivated twice with horse cultivator and 

 twice with hoe.* Cost of cultivation, $12 00. Harvested last 

 week in September, topped immediately before harvesting. Cost 

 of harvesting, $8 00. Amount of stover, 1 J tons. 



