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bushels of barley, one bushel of red top, one-half bushel 

 of Timothy, and six pounds of clover seed per acre. 

 About seven and one-half cords of barnyard manure was 

 applied to the whole piece, ploughed under six inches 

 deep. The two previous years this land was planted with 

 corn, having both years a good crop, about six cords of 

 barnyard manure, spread broadcast, and two hundred 

 pounds of fertilizer per acre, put in the hill each year. 



The result of the crop of 1889 was a large barley hay 

 lodged badly, injured the grass roots some, but as it was 

 very wet after the barley was cut, it revived so that a very 

 good crop was cut in September. 



In 1890 a large crop of clover hay was secured, nearly 

 as much bulk as was cut the present year, also a handsome 

 second crop of clover cut in August. 



The crop which your committee had their attention 

 called to was cut June 27, mowed by machine and also 

 raked by horse, put in cock in the usual way in this vi- 

 cinity, spread and put in barn as soon as convenient. 

 After the hay was well settled (October 3rd), it contained 

 2,856 cubic feet, it being 2,040 cubic feet to the acre or 

 twelve and three-fourths feet to the rod. The expense of 

 securing this crop was about fifteen dollars. In Septem- 

 ber a rowen crop was taken from this land, but owing to 

 the dry weather in this part of the county at that time, 

 the crop was not large, no manure has been applied to 

 this land since the spring of 1889. 



As the committee saw this hay after it was well settled 

 and satisfied themselves with the measure and quality, 

 you can estimate the weight of the same. 

 Respectfully submitted, 



Abel Stickney. 



This is to certify that I measured the land on which the 

 above crop of hay grew, and it contained one acre and 

 sixty-four rods. 



W. K. Colby. 



