29 



and one-half feet apcart ; hills in the furrows three feet 

 Planted with King Phillip corn, six kernels in a hflh 



EXPENSES, 



Interest on land, $S,00 



Taxes, SO 



15 loads manure, 15,00 



250 lbs. guano, broadcast, 7,50 



50 lbs. guano, in the hill, 1,50 



Breaking up, 1 i days, 5,25 



Harrowing, 1^50 



Furrowing out, 60 



Planting, 8,00 



Seed corn, ,50 



Plowing and hoeing twice, 10,00 



Cutting and binding stalks, 1,50 



$49,55 

 Deduct one-half manure unexhausted, 12,00 



$37,56 

 I allow the value of the stalks and butts to oflset the 

 expense of harvesting and husking. 



Solon Carter's Statement. 



The field of Corn I offer for the Society's premium, 

 was cultivated as follows : ' 



The field had been in grass for seven years. It was 

 plowed in August, directly after the hay crop was re- 



