^" GRAIN. 



DANIEL MILES' STATE3IENT. 



RYE. 



The acre on which my rye grew is a hard, stoney 

 lot, recently cleared from wood. No crop was raised on 

 it in 1857 or 1858. It has never been plowed ; I could 

 not plow it. It was harrowed, sowed September 20, 

 without manure, and reaped in July. 



Cost of harrowing, &c., - - - . $2,00 



Seed and sowing, - - - - 1,12 



Harvesting, &c., - - - - 9,50 



Total, - - - - $12,62 



Product, as estimated by the Committee November 7, 

 was 1 of lbs. per rod of rye, and the straw 23 i lbs. Sold 

 the straw for $10,00 per ton. Expense of delivering 

 it, $1,00 per ton. 



ABEL F. ADAMS' STATEMENT. 

 BARLEY. 



The field on which my barley grew contains two and 

 seven-eighths acres. The soil is a sandy loam. The 

 crop of 1857 was rye without manure ; that of 

 1858, corn with ten or fifteen loads compost per acre. 

 The field was plowed about 7 inches deep ; ten loads 

 of green manure per acre, spread, then plowed again 

 with a horse, and May 6 and 7, di bushels of two- 

 rowed barley sowed on the furrows ; three leads of 

 leached ashes spread, and the crop harvested by mow- 

 ing, spreading the swaths, and carting to the barn ; 

 finished, August 9th. 



Cost of plowing, &c., - - - $6,50 



Seed and sowing, . - - 10,00 



Harvesting, threshing, &c., - - - 27,00 



