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In 1863 a crop of sweet corn was raised on it, using a com- 

 post at the rate of four cords to the acre, in the hill. 



The soil is a dark heavy loam, clay sub-soil, ploughed once 

 eight inches deep — harrowed once and furrowed. Cost, $4.00. 

 Six cords of compost of barn yard manure, night-soil and 

 muck, were applied in the hill. 



The seed was planted in hot beds March 20th, transplanted 

 middle of April, one plant in the hill, of the Early Oxheart 

 variety. Cost, $10.00 



Cultivated and hoed twice. Cost, 9.00 



Harvested and marketed from June 20 to Aug. 1. Cost 



of harvesting, 10.00 



Cost of marketing, 35.00 



The crop sold for $450.00 



Entire cost, not including manure or use of land, 68.00 



STATEMENT OF H. A. STILES. 



The land on which the crop of Turnips which I enter for 

 premium grew, measures two acres and twenty-nine rods. 



The crop of 1862 was grass — no manure. 



That of 1863, on one half the land, was grass, with no 

 manure ; on the other half turnips, with four loads manure, 

 125 pounds Coe's superphosphate, and one barrel fish guano. 



The nature of the soil is a sandy loam and leachy. The 

 grass land was ploughed April loth, from seven to nine inches 

 deep — the old land from six to eight inches. 



It was harrowed twice with the iron tooth, and once with 

 brush harrow. Cost of ploughing and preparation, $10.00 



About nine loads of manure, of thirty bushels each, were 

 spread upon the surface, — the new land receiving four loads 

 of manure, together with 125 pounds of Coe's superphospate 

 and one barrel fish guano, — the old land receiving five loads 

 of manure and sixty pounds of Pacific guano, with 250 pounds 



