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The piece was cultivated and hoed June 14th and 2Gth. 

 One third of each lot I have taken as the basis of my calcu- 

 lations. 



September 14th the corn was cut at the butt, shocked and 

 weighed, with the following result : — 



Lot No. 1 weighed 8G5 pounds. 

 " 2 " 1005 " 

 « 3 " 895 " 

 " 4 " 790 " 

 " 5 " 580 " 

 October 1st it was husked and weighed, and a portion shelled 

 to estimate upon, with the following result : 



Weight of Stover. 



The whole piece was sown to winter rye and herds grass seed 

 September 20th. About five pecks of rye, and a fraction over 

 one bushel of herds grass seed to the acre. 



/Sunojms of the Weather. 



First Third. Middle Third. 



moist, 



dry, 



(( 



a 



ii 

 ii 



Last Third. 



moist, 

 dry, 



a 



May, 



June, 



July, 



August, 



September, moist, 



I marked ofi" one additional lot which is numbered " 6," and cul- 

 vated that, as is the usual practice on the farm — precisely like No. 

 3, except that we apply to the hills about two cords of night-soil and 

 meadow mud well mixed, to the acre. The result of this lot was 

 as follows : — 



Sept. 14th, weight of corn and stalks. Lot No. 6 weighed 840 

 pounds. 



