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each way and hoed twice. Cost of cultivating and hoeing 

 $5.00 per acre. 



The corn was cut and stocked in September, finished 

 September 20th. Husked the last week in October. Cost 

 of harvesting and husking $14.00. 



I measured five rods, and stocked it strictly by itself on 

 September 28, husked the same and weighed it October 26. 

 The weight of stover on five rods was 443 lbs., making 

 14,176 lbs. to the acre at 15.00 per ton, S35.44. Ears of 

 sound corn on five rods 267 lbs., making 213 3-5 bushels 

 per acre, at 35 cents per bushel, $74.76. I think at least 

 one acre of the field would average as heavy as these five 

 rods. 



Cost of ploughing one acre, $8.00 



" Manure, 44.00 



" Phosphate, 9.60 



" Planting, 4.50 



" Hoeing, 5.00 



" Harvesting, 14.00 



STATEMEJ^T OF C. K. ORDWAY & SON, CORN CROP. 



The corn was raised on a piece of land that has been in 

 grass ten years, and received no manure or fertilizer dui^ 

 ing that time. In 1891 was ploughed in April, nine inches 

 deep and harrowed, applied five cords of barnyard manure 

 spread broadcast and harrowed with a Randall harrow, 

 smoothed with a grain drag, marl^ed three and one-half 



