90 



TIlAXSACTIO>'S. 



EYECROPS. 



STATEMENT OF GEORGE DICKINSON. 



The land on which my crop of Hye grew, is second quality of 

 meadow land, lying directly on the bank of the Connecticut, in Had- 

 ley. In the spring of 1853, it was plowed from seven to eight inches 

 deep. Twelve loads of manure were applied to the acre and har- 

 rowed in. Corn was then planted and thoroughly cultivated. The 

 corn was cut up, the second week in September, and yielded at har- 

 vest fifty bushels per acre. The ground was again plowed from eight 

 to nine inches deep and sown with a bushel and a half of white rye, 

 per acre, at seventy-five cents per bushel. The crop was harvested 

 the 13th and 14th of July. 



A'ALUE OF CROP. 



65 1-2 bushels of 56 pounds, 



3 1-4 tons of straw, . . . . . 



EXPENSES. 



Plowing and sowing, 

 3 bushels rye, . 

 Harvesting and housing. 

 Threshing and cleaning, 

 Interest and taxes, 



Net profit, 

 Hadley, November, 1854. 



$06 13 



!1 21 



$64 88 



STATEMENT OF CHESTER COWLES. 



The land on Avhich this crop Avas raised, contains two acres. In 

 1853 it was planted with corn, and manured, at the rate of twenty 

 loads to the acre, spread on and harrowed in. After my corn was 

 harvested, I sowed my rye, at the rate of one bushel to the acre. I 

 harvested in July. The land was plowed deep and thoroughly har- 

 rowed. 



VALUE OF CROP. 



50 bushels, at $1 25, . ^ . 



Straw, by estimate, ..... 



EXPENSES. 



Seed, 



Plowing, harrowing and sowing, 



Harvesting and threshing. 



Interest on land, ..... 



$77 98 



125 75 



Net profit, 



552 23 



