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STATEMENT CONCERNING A CROP OF RYE RAISED BY MR. 



J. J. H. GREGORY, IN THE TOWN OF 



MIDDLETON, OCTOBER, 1886. 



The crop of 1884 was cabbage, which was manured with 

 part barn manure, part fertilizer, the latter in the hill, four 

 cords of the former and about six hundred weight of the 

 latter. 



In 1885 the crop was cabbage seed, about six cords of 

 barn manure being used, one half in the drill and one half 

 broadcast. About eight hundred pounds of fertilizer, con- 

 sisting mostly of phosphoric acid (soluble) and potash, 

 was applied in the hill. The soil is a good loam. After 

 the cabbage seed was gathered, in September, it was 

 ploughed seven inches deep, and six hundred pounds of 

 fertilizer, composed of soluble phosphoric acid in the form 

 of bone, nitrogen as sulphate of ammonia, and potash in 

 the form of muriate, was scattered broadcast by a broad- 

 cast spreader ; after which, and by the same machine, two 

 bushels of rye to the acre was sown. The piece was then 

 thoroughly harrowed and rolled. 



The cost of the crop was as follows : 



Ploughing one acre, man and 2-horse team, $2.50 



Cost of fertilizer, 10.00 



Cost of seed, 2.00 



Applying fertilizer and seed, 1.50 



Harrowing the same, 1.00 



Rolling, 1.00 



Cutting crop by scythe, 3.00 



Binding and getting to barn, 6.00 



Threshing by hand, 15.00 



Getting straw to market, 5.00 



Getting grain to market, 1.25 



$48.25 



