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Lawrin Pratt's Statement. 



The acre upon which my corn was raised is a light soil, 

 upon a bottom of the same character. In 1855 and '56, the 

 the crop was grass, without manure. In September '56, 

 plowed once seven inches deep. In May 1857, harrowed* 

 Manured in the hiM with three and a half cords of compost, 

 composed of two parts of mud and one part horse, cow and 

 hog manure. Planted the 22nd and 23rd of May, a small 

 eight rowed yellow variety. * Cultivated twice with a plow 

 and hand hoe. Harvested from the 1st to the 2()th of October^ 

 Cost of preparing the land, $5,00 



" manure, 12,00 



'' cultivation and harvesting, 12,50 



Product, a little over 60 bushels of shelled corn. 



John Brooks^ Jr/s Statement. 



The acre upon which my crop of wheat was raised is a 

 gravelly soil, with a clay sub-soil. The crop in 1855 and 

 '56 was corn, manured with fifteen loads of compost, (one- 

 third meadow muck, and two-thirds cow manure,) and one 

 hundred and fifty pounds guano each year. In 1857, the 

 the same kind and amount of manure was applied and 

 plowed in during the middle of May, eight inches deep. 

 CrociS plowed May 26, the same depth. Two bushels of 

 Black Sea wheat were sown May 26th, and harrowed in. 

 Reaped September 4th. 



Cost of preparing the land and planting, $4,50 

 " sv.ed, 4,50 



*' manure, 21,50 



" harvesting, 8,00 



Product, 26 2-3 bushels wheat. 

 " 2567 lbs. straw. 



