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GRAIN CROPS. 



The Commltttee on Grain Crops award the following 

 gratuities : — 



To Hanson Ordway of "West Newbury, for his crop of 



corn, $10 00 



To Francis Little of Newbury, for his crop of wheat, 8 00 



PAUL TITCOMB, > ^ 

 FRANCIS DODGE, I Committee. 



STATEMENT OF HANSON ORDWAY. 



The crop of corn on one acre of land, which I have pre- 

 sented for premium, is hot yet entirely harvested. I have 

 therefore gathered the corn on two rods, the same being a fair 

 average of the whole, the weight of which was ninety-nine and 

 one-half pounds. The land was in onions last year, manured 

 with six and one-half cords barn-yard manure. The present 

 year, three cords manure was applied broadcast, and ploughed 

 in. The corn was planted on the tenth and eleventh of May, 

 and manured in the hill, with two cords old manure thoroughly 

 pulverized. The corn planted is called the Dole corn. The 

 land is a light loam, with gravelly subsoil. 



The cost of cultivation and harvesting I estimate as 

 follows : — 



To drawing and spreading manure, $2 00 



Ploughing and harrowing, 2 00 



Planting, S 00 



Seed, 50 



Hoeing and cultivating (three times), 7 00 



Harvesting, 7 00 



