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would be a credit to any farmer either east or west, and 

 they can find a use for their crops on their own farms and 

 we have no doubt that their profit will equal that of many 

 farmers who have discarded raising corn and who the 

 present year have been marketing vegetables at low prices 

 in exchange for high priced western grain. 



Mr. Stickney's hay crop is also one of which any farmer 

 could feel proud, he not only has a large yield, 2040 cubic 

 feet of a solid bay of hay per acre, making with a second 

 crop at least four tons per acre, but the quality of the 

 crop is unusually fine for so large a yield. Mr. Stickney 

 has literally made two spears of grass to grow, where but 

 one grew before all over his farm and we think it fitting 

 that such man should be one of the trustees of the Essex 

 Agricultural Society, a position which Mr. Stickney has 

 held for many years. 



For the committee, 



Daniel A. Carleton, Chairman. 



STATEMENT OF HENKY M. KILLAM, BOXFOED, CORN 



CROP. 



The crop of 1889 was hay, 1500 lbs. to the acre, no 

 manure used. The crop of 1890, from 1200 lbs. to 1500 

 lbs. of ha}', 200 to 300 lbs., phosphate used to the acre. 

 Soil dark loam. 



Ploughed in May, eight inches deep, thoroughly harrowed 

 with tooth harro^v. Cost of ploughing and harrowing per 

 acre 88.00. Twenty-two loads of manure, thirty bushels to 

 the load was used to the acre, fresh from the barn cellar, 

 ploughed under. Valued at $2.00 per load. Finished 

 planting May 20th. 



Planted by hand three and one-half feet each way, 

 variety used " Angel of Midnight." 600 lbs. phosphate to 

 the acre, applied in the hill, cost 11.60 per hundred. 

 Planted five kernels to the hill, and thinned to four stalks. 

 Cost of seed and planting ;$ 4.50. Cultivated three times 



