GRAIN. 



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ALBERT STRATTON'S STATEMENT. 



CORN. 



The acre where my corn grew, is a light gravelly loam, 

 on a steep side hill ; has been used for pasture land for 

 many years; no manure was applied in 1858 and 1859. 

 It was plowed once on the 1st of May, seven to eight 

 inches deep, and being hard to apply barn manure to, I 

 used guano, 400 lbs. broad cast, harrowed in before 

 planting ; harrowed twice, and marked for planting one 

 way; applied 150 lbs. Coe's superphosphate of lime in 

 the hill, and 200 lbs. plaster; planted May 24th ;ind 

 25th in hills, by hand hoe, four quarts Carter corn; 

 plow^ed and hoed twice; harvested October 29th. 



Cost of plowing, &c., ----- $7,00 



Manure, - - - - " - - 20,10 



Seed and planting, - - - - -1,50 



Cultivation, ----_. 4,50 



Harvesting, - - - - - - 7,00 



Total, $40,10 



Produce, 5072 lbs. of ears of corn, weighed Oct. 30 ; 

 and I should judge two tons of stover. 



The result of the application of guano, and super- 

 phosphate and plaster, proved beyond my expectation. 



SOLON CARTER'S STATEMENT. 



CORN. 



The acre on which my corn grew, was in grass, without 

 manure, in 1858 and 1859 ; is a springy, stiff, cla3^ey 

 loam; was i3lowed in September 1859, and twice in 

 May, from seven to eight inches ; harrowed ; furrowed ; 

 manured with twelve loads spread, and fifteen loads 

 applied in the hill, and 300 lbs. superphosphate of lime 

 put upon the manure in the hill before it was covered ; 



