Cost, $58. 112 loads of manure was applied, being spread 

 and ploughed in; cost of spreading, $10; value of manure 

 on the ground, $224. Planted between 15th and 20th of 

 May, in rows running both ways, with 42 quarts of eight 

 rowed corn ; cost of seed and planting, $18.50. The culti- 

 vator was used three times each way, and followed by the 

 hoe ; cost, $36. 



The top stalks were cut about the first of September, and 

 the corn cut up and husked between 1st and 28th of October. 

 Cost of securing the stalks, $12 ; harvesting and husking, $30. 



Product. — Top stalks, 4j tons ; butt stalks, 10 tons ; corn, 

 513 bushels in the ear ; potatoes, 73 bushels. 



EOOT CROPS. 



The Committee on Root Crops for the current season was 

 composed of J. F. C. Hayes, David G. Todd, Alphonso Ma- 

 son, Samuel Sweet and James B. Manning, 



The first meeting of the Committee was notified to be held 

 at the house of Mr. Hiram A. Stiles of Middleton, who had 

 entered a crop of Summer English Turnips for premium. At 

 this meeting Messrs. Hayes, Todd and Sweet were present, — 

 the other members of the Committee being so firmly "^rooted' 

 to other pursuits as not to "crop" out in their official capacity, 

 either personally or by letter. It was a matter of regret that 

 no more were present, and, more especially, that at a later 

 period the chairman was entirely unable to " root " out with 

 all his power of paper missives a single member of the Com- 

 mittee to aid him in the " arduous, responsible and lucrative " 

 duties to which the voice of the " solid men " of the Society 

 had called them. Begging leave to suggest the propriety of 

 making a suitable deduction from the liberal salaries of the 



