c Ro r s 



95 



to grass three years. After taking off a crop of grass, I turned the 

 sward over without manure, eight inches deep. Thus, you see, I ob- 

 tain two crops a year. The land was not in a high state of cultiva- 

 tion. 



VALUE OF CEOr. 



61 bushels, at 25 cents, . . . . . . $15 25 



S4 62 



Net profit, 



$10 62 



CBOF OF HEBDSGBASS SEED. 



STATEMENT OF OLIVER WILLIAMS. 



I have raised, the past season, two bushels of herdsgrass seed, on 

 thirtj-'five rods of ground. A sample of the seed, I had on exhibition 

 at the late Fair. '1 he land on which the seed grew, was a light loam. 

 This piece was selected from three acres, which, in 1852, were sowed 

 with rye and oats, my usual spring grain. The field — aside from 

 these thirty-five rods — was cut about the seventh of July, the remain- 

 der about the first of August. I consider the hay, after the thresh- 

 ing off" the seed, worth about half price. I recommend to all farmers 

 to raise their own grass seed. My yield was at the rate of twenty- 

 four dollars to the acre. 



VALUE OF CROP. 



$6 00 



2 00 



2 bushels of seed, at 

 Hay, 



$8 00 



EXPENSES. 



Grass seed. 



Plowing and harrowing. 

 Interest on land, at $50, 

 Cutting and thrashing. 



Net profit, 

 Sunderland, Oct. 16, 1854. 



SO 50 

 75 

 75 



1 00 



$3 00 

 $5 00 



