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stover and corn were well dried ; weight of stover on one 

 acre, four and one half tons at iT.OO per ton, $31.50; 

 weight of ears 7632 lbs., weight of corn from one hundred 

 lbs. of ears was 80 lbs., cobs twenty lbs., shrinking one- 

 fifth. Weight of shelled corn on one acre was 6105 lbs. 

 lOlf bushels at 75 cts. per bushel, $76.30. 



Respectfully submitted, 



H. M. KiLLAM. 



STATEMENT OF C. K. ORD\yAY AND SON, OAT CROP. 



1890, this piece was in grass. 



1891, it was plowed ten inches deep and harrowed, six 

 cords of barnyard manure to the acre, spread broadcast, 

 harrowed and planted with corn. 



1892, the corn hills were split with a Randall harrow, 

 plowed seven inches deep, harrowed and sowed to oats, 

 three bushels to the acre, without manure or fertilizer of 

 any kind. Seed, White Dutch oats of my own raising, 

 the soil is sandy loam. 



