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Groveland, Oct. 29, 1894. 

 This is to certify that I have measured the land belonging 

 to Nathan Longfellow, on which grew the corn which he 

 has entered for premium, and it contains 253^ rods. 



W. K. Colby. 



STATEMENT CONCERNING A CROP OF CORN, RAISED BY 

 FREDERICK STULTZ, OF WEST NEWBURY. 



This corn was raised on land that in 1892 was in grass, 

 and badly run out. In 1893 the crop was corn, manured 

 with six cords manure. When I cut the corn in 1893, the 

 land was green with dog-grass that had been seeding in for 

 years, and I was obliged to plough and harrow in the fall, 

 to kill this. 



In the spring of 1894 I spread seven cords of manure 

 broadcast, and ploughed it under, about four inches deep, 

 and harrowed. Both ploughings, so far, were to kill the 

 dog-grass, and I do not reckon them in the cost of raising 

 the corn. On the 11th of May, I ploughed the land eight 

 inches deep, harrowed with a spring tooth harrow, and 

 planted by hand. May 12th, 10 quarts of seed of my own 

 raising, in drills 3 feet, 4 inches apart, and seven inches 

 apart in the row. 



There was scarcely a blade of dog-grass to be seen in tlie 

 fall of '94. 



Corn was harvested the last week in October. 



I had eighty-two bushels shelled corn on the acre. 



COST OF CROP PER ACRE. 



Top stalks, 



82 bushels of shelled corn, 



Stover, 



Two-thirds manuie in land, 



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