*^^ GRAIN. 



JOHN BROOKS JR'S STATEMENT. 



WH EAT. 



The acre on which my wheat grew is a wet soil, on a 

 clay sub-soil. The crop of 1857 was potatoes, with 

 fifteen loads of compost and a handful of plaster in the 

 hill ; that of 1858, corn, with fifteen loads green manure, 

 and 50 lbs. guano. It was plowed May 1, twice, eight 

 and six inches deep, and harrowed ; manured with 

 fifteen loads spread, and sowed, May 3, with two bushels 

 Scotch fife wheat, broad cast. 



Cost of plowing and harrowing, - . _ $.3,50 



Manure, - - - - - 18,75 



Seed and sowing, - - - - 4,25 



Harvesting^ - - - . - 6,00 



Total, - - - - $32,50 



Product, as estimated by the Committee, October 15, 



13 J lbs. wheat per square rod. Straw 274 lbs. per rod. 



CHAELES FLAGa^S STATEMENT. 



WH EAT. 



The acre on which my wheat grew is a yellow loam. 

 The crop of 1857 was grass, without manure; that of 

 1858, corn, with thirty loads compost. It was plowed 

 in April, sowed April 21, with about two bushels Scotch 

 fife wheat, without manure, and harvested in August, 

 half cradled, half reaped. 



Costof plowing, &c., - - - - $3,00 



Seed and sowing, - - - . 5,00 



Harvesting, - - - - - 4,75 



Total, - ^ •. - * $12,75 



Product, as estimated by the Committee, November 7^ 

 134 lbs. wheat per square rod. 



