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methods of cultivation more than any ordinary farmer 

 would usually take. 



The lot selected was plain land with a light soil resting 

 on a loose gravelly subsoil, being fair corn land of easy 

 cultivation, but not suitable for heavy grass crop. The 

 corn was planted June 8th, part with Southern While corn 

 and part with Stowell's Evergreen, sowed with Eclipse 

 corn planter, and Thomas smoothing harrow was used in 

 cultivation, but probably not as much as would have been 

 profitable. The crop grew very well considering the 

 amount of manure used and the quality of the land. A 

 hard blow in August damaged it somewhat and lessened 

 the amount to some extent, but on the whole, gave quite a 

 satisfactory result, because it is what may usually be ex- 

 pected under ordinary conditions ; there were six cords of 

 barn manure applied per acre and plowed in, valued at $3 

 per cord at the barn. The charges on account of the crop 

 are as follows : — 



30 cords manure, at the barn, at $3 per cord, 



277 hours labor, by men, at 15 cents, 



175 " " by horses, at 10 cents, 



4 bushels seed corn, 



1155 80 



COST OF FILLING SILO. 



7 men, labor 6 days, 4 hrs. at $1.50, |67 20 



1 pair horses, 6 days, at $2.00, 12 00 $19 20 



Total cost of 88 tons in silo, $235 00 



Cost per ton of ensilage, $2 G7 



Inasmuch as Mr. Stanwood had a driver for plowing and 

 cultivating, which with well-trained horses is unnecessary 

 and which took 57 A^ hours for a man at 15 cents, cost #8.62, 

 reducing the cost per ton $.098. This deduction would 

 make the cost of ensilage $2.57 per ton. 



The silo was built in one bay of the barn from the cellar 

 bottom to the beams of the barn. It is 24 feet high, 12 



