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No. II.— ON INDIAN CORN AND OTHER CROPS. 



The Committee appointed to examine the claims for premi- 

 ums on Indian Corn and other crops^ have attended to that duty, 

 and submit the foliowinsj 



REPORT: 



That the whole number of claims for premiums on these sub- 

 jects entered with the Secretary was twenty four; seventeen of 

 which were supported by the necessary statements and certifi- 

 cates. They reg-ret that these were withheld by any ; for in 

 some instances as much instruction may be obtained from trac- 

 ing the causes of failure, as of the success, of crops. 



For Indian Corn, the claims were eight, as follows: 



1. Mr. Daniel Burnham, of Newburyport, raised, on one acre 

 of land, one hundred and seventeen bushels and a quarter, weigh- 

 in'j; fifty lbs. to the bushel. The soil was of middling quality. 

 The seed was raised at Coilnc.l Bluff, on the river Missouri. It 

 originaily came from the Maha Tribe of Indians. The land 

 was well manured, and cultivated with great care and attention. 

 Your Committee were highly pleased with the statement of 

 Mr. Burnham, and think that he richly deserves the thanks of 

 this Society for his interesting experiment; — but as the present 

 has been a season uncommonly favourable to the culture of thi& 

 kind of corn, they are not fully satisfied that it may be cultivat*' 

 ed to advantage in ordinary seasons in this climate. They 

 would however recommend further experiments on the same, 

 and a gratuity to Mr. Burnham of ten dollars. 



2. Mr. John Lees, of Newbury, raised, on one acre, one hun- 

 dred and eight bushels and twenty quarts of Indian corn, weigh- 

 ing fifty-nine lbs. to the bushel — seventeen hundred and fifty lbs. 

 of pumpkins — one hundred and fifty lbs. of squashes — eighteen 

 bushels of turnips, estimated in the whole equal to one hundred 

 and eighteen bushels of corn. The land was moderately m-'nur- 

 ed, the cultivation good ; the common eight rowed corn was 

 used. We are of the opinion that Mr. Lees is entitled to the 

 premium of^ fifteen dollars. 



