30 GRAIN. 



CORN. 



Solon Carter, Leominster, 1st premium, $10 00 



The weight of corn on one square rod was 36 lbs., equal to 102 J 

 bushels per acre. 



Oct 25th, the corn on 23 hills weighed, gross, 50 J lbs. 



tare, 4 J '* 



net, 45J lbs. 

 Nov. 29th, the com on 23 hills weighed, gross, 46| lbs. 



tare, 4J *' 



net, 42 lbs. 

 cob, ^ 6 '* 



Shrinkage from Oct. 25th, to Noy. 29th, 3^ lbs. 



corn, 36 Ibi. 



Solon Carter, Leominster, 1st prem., 4 00 



The weight of rye on one square rod was 7^ lbs, equal to 21 f| 

 bushels per acre. 



All of which is respectfully submitted, 



E. BIRD, /or CommUtee. 



Statement of Solon Carter. 



CORN. 



The field of com I enter for the premium of the Society was calti> 

 Tft ted as follows : Ploughed the 13th and 15th of May, 7 incbes 

 deep ; 15 loads of manure from barn cellar spread on the grass before 

 plowing, and 10 loads spread on the furrows and harrowed thoroughly ; 

 marked out 3^ feet wide each way and planted with a double com 

 planter the 18th of May. It was cultiyated both ways with horse-hoe 

 three times, and hoed by hand but once. Top stalks cut in Sept., 

 and harvested the last week in Oct. 



Cost of seed and planting, $1 30 



Plowing and preparation, 9 00 



Manure 25 loads, 75 00 



Cultivating and harvesting, 22 00 



$107 50 



