TRANSACTIONS, 



In October, I sowed three bushels of stone lime, wliicli had been 

 soaked in brine ; and, last spring, I added eight bushels of oyster 

 shell lime, that had been brine slacked. I reaped, about the 12th of 

 July, thirty three bushels and three pecks, Aveight measure. 



VALUE OF CROP. 



33 3-4 bushels, at $1.50, 

 Straw sold, 



Seed, 



Plowing and harrowing. 



Lime, 



Harvesting and threshing, 



Interest on land, 



EXPENSES. 



Net gain. 



150.50 

 5.00 



■155.50 



^2.25 

 3.00 

 2.69 

 5.56 

 6.50 



$20.00 



$35.50 

 "Washington Miller. 



STATEMENT OF N. & B. SMITH. 



The quantity of land, on which our crop of wheat was raised, was 

 one acre and seven rods, in. Sunderland. In 1851, manure was 

 spread upon the land, and a crop of Indian corn taken off; grass seed 

 was sowed, at the third hoeing. In June 1852, a crop of clover and 

 herds-grass was cut, yielding about one and a half tons. We har- 

 rowed Avith a seed harrow, plowed deep, and rolled before sowing 

 wheat. The quantity of seed used, was a bushel and twenty-two 

 quarts. W^e sowed and harrowed, Sept. 3d, 1852, and harvested 

 July 12th and 13th, 1853. In the spring we applied five bushels of 

 oyster-shell lime, slacked in the brine from a bushel of salt ; also 

 live bushels of ashes. This dressing appeared to increase the crop, 

 and to strengthen the straw, so much that a very small part of it 

 lodged. 



VALUE OF CROP. 



35 3-4 bushels wheat, 

 2300 pounds of straw, 



EXPENSES. 



Seed, 



Plowing, harrowing, rolling and soAving, 

 Harvesting and threshing, 



$53.62 

 7.00 



.$60.62 



§2.58 

 3.75 

 7.00 



