44 TRAN-SACTIONS. 



worms, I ploughed seven inches deep and planted with ^Woodward's planter, 

 •"etween the 15th and 25th of May, and put in eight bushels of ashes to the 

 acre. The com is the " twelve rowed " or '" Dutton " variety. The stalls 

 stood three feet, f >up inches apart each way. Tlie yield was at the rate o ^ 

 83 1-3 bushels to the acre, and the net profit $02,50. 



Value of Crop. 



450 bushels of pound corn at $1, .... $45000 



15 tjns fodder $90, 8 bushels of soft corn, $2, . . 92 00 



Expenses. 



Manure $80, applyinc;it $12,50, seed $1,50, plantin-^ $3, $97 00 

 Ploughing & harrowing $10, hoeing $12,50, harvesting, 



$40, interest and taxes $45 $107 50 



>12 00 



$204 50 



* Net profit on 5 2-5 acres $337 50 



Sunderland, Nov. 15, 1856. 



BROOSI CORH. 



Albert Montague^ s Statement. 



I plougliod the 18th of May, seven inches deep, put 10 loads of manure in 

 the hills, which were in rows, 2 1-2 feet apart, and used Woodward's plant- 

 er. Care was taken, when hoeing, that the stalks left standing did not 

 crowd each other, and I left from six to ten stalks in a hiil. I hoed three 

 times, carefully removed the weeds from the hills and left each stalk up- 

 right. I believe much depends upon the care taken in the infancy of a 

 broom corn crop. I harvested the 8th of October. 



Vlue of Crop. 



1559 pounds of broom brush at 7 eta., . . . $81 13 



88 bushels of seed at 45 cts., ..... 39 GO 



Expenses. 



$120 73 



Manure $10, ploughing and planting $3, . . . $13 00 . 

 Hoeing, harvesting, scraping $18, interest on land $9 27 €0 



$40 00 



Net profit, $80 73 



Sunderland, Nov. 15, 1856. 



