C BOP 9 



Lime, ashes and salt — preparing and applying the same, 3.00 

 Interest on land, ...... 7.00 



$23.33 



Net gain $37.29 



N. &. B. SaiiTK. 



RYE CROPS. 



STATEMENT OF GEORGE DICKINSON. 



The land on Avhich this crop Avas raised, contains three acres and 

 thirty-six rods of second quality meadow land. In 1852, it was 

 planted in corn, and manured at the rate of ten loads to the acre, 

 spread on and harrowed in. After the corn had been cut and stacked, 

 the rye was sown, at the rate of one bushel and one peck to the acre. 

 I harvested in July, threshed in August, and the yield was one hun- 

 dred thirty bushels and eight quarts, — averaging forty bushels and 

 ten quarts per acre, at fifty-six jjounds to the bushel. 



VALUE OF CROP. 



130 1-4 bushels, at 80 cents, . . . $104.20 



3 1-7 tons straw, at $0, .... 18.86 



-$123.06 



EXPENSES. 



Interest on land, at $100 per acre, . . . $19.50 



Labor, 20.75 



Team, 8.00 



4 bushels seed, at 75 cents, .... 3.00 



$51.2 



o 



Net profit, $71.81 



Geoege Dickinson. 

 Hadley, November 24, 1853. 



STATEMENT OF N. &. B. SMITH. 



Xhc land on which our rye was raised, contains one acre, seven and 

 a half rods. A crop of wheat was taken off in 1852, yielding about 

 twelve bushels per acre. No manure was applied, after the Spring 

 of 1851, and then it was put in the hill for broom-corn. The rye 

 was sowed on the 8th of September, at the rate of one bushel to the 

 acre, and harvested on the loth of July. The land was plowed 

 deep, and thoroughly harrowed. 

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