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GRAIN. xxx 



are useless, we have but to take the abundance from 

 the Dispenser of all good and convert it to our enjoy- 

 ment and welfare. But upon the hard lands of Massa- 

 chusetts, where plowing, manuring, cultivating and 

 experimenting are necessary, for a crop of fifty or 

 sixty bushels per acre, the raising of grain has become 

 almost an art, and requires the strictest attention of 

 every farmer in the community. 



Many experiments might be referred to, to advantage, 

 did space and time allow, but we have neither at our 

 command, and therefore will leave it to others who 

 have both at their control. 



The growth and cultivation of the several fields 

 which were entered for premiums we have witnessed 

 through the season, although differing somewhat in 

 mode, have been well managed and give credit to their 

 owners. 



By the statement of Joseph Goodrich, it will be 

 seen that his acre of corn produced eighty-three 

 bushels, and the cost of raising $53,00 ; that of 

 Samuel Ware gives seventy-four bushels, cost $77,80, 

 the difference in cost arising from appraising the 

 manure. Mr. Ware allows $58,00 for twenty-three 

 loads, while Mr. Goodrich allows but $40,00 for twenty- 

 eight loads. If we allow one-half of the manure for the 

 next crop, either is a profitable investment. The field 

 entered by A. "P. Goodridge, stood prominent in the 

 minds of the Committee through the season and when 

 examined appeared well. The average rod when 

 gathered weighed thirty-nine pounds ; in eighteen days 

 from the gathering it weighed but twenty-eight and 

 three-fourths pounds. Twenty-seven pounds per rod 

 as the required standard, and the Committee were unani- 



