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hay. The time and labour in cutting and curing them wfts, 1. 

 fully believe, three times as much as on common fields of the 

 same size. The harvesting, which was done by cutting up the 

 bottom??, was about in the same proportion. The topping of the 

 corn was done about the 20th of September; the harvesting 

 from the 18th to the 24th of October. In husking, two qualities 

 were made. Of the prime corn there was one hundred and tea 

 and a half bushels ; of the inferior, there was seven bushels, 

 making in the >vhole one hundred seventeen and a half bashels< 

 I am decidedly of opinion, that had the field been planted with 

 any of our common seed, under the same circumstances, from 

 fifty to sixty bushels would have been the extent of the crop. 

 On this question I have consulted with those who are considered 

 the most judicious farmers, who are acquainted with the land, 

 and with the manner of its cultivation this season ; and but one 

 has given an idea of more than fifty bushels. It may seem very 

 extraordinary, to make so great a difference between this, and 

 that of our common seed ; but should I do otherwise, I should 

 trespass on my judgment. Much of the labour in the cultiva- 

 tion was done in broken time, and in connection with the other 

 part of the field (half an acre, which was corn and potatoes,) so 

 that 1 am prevented from that accuracy in the exact expense 

 which I wish. I dare not say that the expense was less than 

 gixty-five dollars, and this is the sum at which I fix it, including 

 manure, land rent, and every other expense. The field was in 

 the middle of the town, and much exposed : it was robbed of 

 some of its best ears. It is thought that a loss was suffered in 

 this way of at least three bushels, but this loss can neither be 

 ascertained, nor brought into the account. All I have hitherto 

 said has been in favour of this corn. I will now revert to the 

 other side. Although it came to maturity the last season, and 

 has done the same this, and although i believe that most of our 

 seasons will give it its full growth, yet I think from the pure 

 seed in some seasons the corn would be in danger of injury, as 

 corn is commonly placed after husking. The reason for this 

 opinion is, that I believe the cob to contain more moisture than 

 that of our common corn. If I am right here, it reduces the 

 value of the pure seed for common cultivation. As an experi- 



