91 



■ Qr. 



By 56 bushels of oats, 128 00 



'^ straw 1 ton, 8 00 



136 00 

 Profit, 'fl8 00 



56 bushels to the acre, 



Respectfully submitted, 



C. K. Ordway & SoK. 



STATEMENT OF CORN CROP RAISED AT CITY FARM, 

 NEWBURYPORT. ENTERED BY CHARLES W. NELSON. 



The land was run-out field land. Ploughed in October, 

 1894, without manure. Six cords stable or horse manure 

 to the acre spread on and harrowed in April, 1895. 



Marked three feet, ten inches each way, furrowed four 

 inches deep. 500 lbs. Bowker's Fertilizer put in the hill.. 

 Planted May 19th, with " Nelson's Prolific Corn." Hoed 

 twice, cultivated three times. Cut and stooked Sept. 

 15-18th. Husked October 20 to 25th. The amount on 

 the acre was 9216 lbs. corn on the ear ; 128 bushels of 72 

 lbs. to the bushel. The corn shells 56 lbs. of corn from 

 72 lbs. of ears at time of husking. 



COST OF CROP. 



Ploughing, $3 00 



Harrowing, 



Planting and seed. 



Hoeing, 



Cutting and shocking 



Husking and teaming. 



Value of manure. 



Fertilizer, 



$68 00 



