96 



The value of the crop is as follows : — 



86,42 bushels of corn, at $1.00, .... $86.42 



2 tons of husks, at $8.00 per ton, . . . 16.00 



btalks, ......... 8.50 



110,92 

 Decluctmg cost of crop, . . . 45.25 



Leaves a net profit of . . . 65.67 



Yours respectfully, 



Abner L. Smith. 



Dover, October 25, 1856. 



S. D. BRADFORD'S STATEMENT. 



The piece of land on which my rye was sown is a gravelly loam, 

 and had been in grass eight years in 1854, at which time, in Oc- 

 tober of that year, it was ploughed. It had not been manured for 

 eight years, nor cared for in any way. In the spring of 1855, it 

 was again ploughed deep, manured in drills with a compost of 

 muck and stable manure, say about five cords, and planted with 

 potatoes. The crop looked promising up to the beginning of Au- 

 gust, when, on being dug, it was found the rot had commenced 

 and destroyed three-quarters of them. 



Early in September it was laid down with winter rye, herds 

 grass and red top, in the usual proportions, having been dressed 

 with about four cords of the same compost as has been already 

 described. The rye soon made its appearance in the autumn, and 

 grew very strong and thick before winter. It made rapid pro- 

 gress after the snow disappeared in the spring, which, however, 

 was unusually late. It was reaped on the 24th and 25th of July. 

 On being threshed in August, it produced 46 1 bushels of winnow- 

 ed rye, weighing 59 pounds each, and 3 tons and 793 pounds of 

 straw of a very superior quality. The land on which it was pro- 

 duced has been measured, and contains one acre and thirty-nine 

 rods. Before sowing the rye and grass seeds, about the 8th of 

 September, the ground was ploughed and left to get thoroughly 

 dry, after which it was harrowed to break up the lumps. After 



