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Joseph Upton's Statement. 



The field of Yellow Corn that I offer for your inspection, 

 was cultivated in the following manner, and contains two 

 and a half acres. It was turned over with a double plough 

 about the 15th of May last, and about 300 pounds guano 

 sowed on the furrow, broad cast, and harrowed thoroughly 

 in, then furrowed out one way, and put about twelve loads of 

 compost manure in the hill to the acre ; planted about the 

 20th of May with Yellow Button Corn. I charge one-half 

 of the manure to the corn crop, and that together with the 

 expense of cultivation, amounts to $26,90 to the acre. 



The field of White Corn that I offer for your inspection, 

 was ploughed up in the Fall of 1854, about nine inches deep. 

 Last Spring 1 harrowed down the furrows and spread twenty 

 ox cart loads of green manure to the acre, and ploughed it in 

 about eight inches deep ; then furrowed one way, and planted 

 the Tuscan White Corn, putting a small handfull of plaster 

 and ashes in each hill and hoed twice. One half of the cost 

 of the manures charged to the corn crop, together with the 

 expense of cultivation, calling labor at one dollar per day, 

 makes $28 00. 



JOSEPH UPTON. 



Benjamin Wyman's Statement. 

 I expended on the acre of corn which I entered for premi- 

 um, and which the committee examined, as follows : — 

 Splitting hills, plowing fine, and furrowing rows, $ 5 00 

 Twenty -five cart loads green manure from barn cel- 

 lar, spread, and fifteen loads compost put in hill, esti- 

 mated on field at one dollar, one half for consumption, 

 Seed, corn, planting, and dropping manure, in hill, 

 Hoeing twice and plowing in row, 



Total, $35 00 



The corn was planted about the 15th of May, and I am not 



aware that I managed any different from the usual way of 



