33 



there was one hundred and sixteen bushels and nine quarts of 

 shelled sound corn. 



The expense, of cultivating^ the above acre of corn, calculat- 

 ing labour at four shillings. 



Rent of Land g9 00 



Manure 

 May 3. 

 9. 

 10. 



June 7. 

 12. 



14. 



25. 

 July 15. 

 Oct. 7, 8. 



Ploughing I 



Cross-Ploughing - - - - 1 



Planting and putting the manure in the 



holes . i - . - 2 

 Hoeing ----- i 



Transplanting or filling up the vacant 

 hills, calculating to have three stalks 

 in each hill - - - _ 

 Hoeing the second time - - 1 



Hoeing the third time - - - 

 Destroying Weeds - 



Harvesting and Measuring - - 5 



00 

 50 

 50 



00 



67 

 00 

 67 

 33 

 33 



Yours, respectfully, 



HENRY 



g38 75 



LITTLE. 



N. B. The time of topping the stalks and getting in the bot- 

 tom or butt stalks, not in the estimate. The value of the stov- 

 er, [the stalks and husks] I think equal to one and a half tons of 

 hay. 



JOHN DWmELVS STATEMENT-^ON BEETS. 



.The following statement of a crop of Beets, with the man- 

 ner of tilling the land, is submitted with the claim for the soci- 

 ety's premium, viz. 



The land in 1821 was in good heart and produced a crop of 

 potatoes, and is part of the lot which enabled the present claim- 

 ant to obtain the second premium the last year. A reference to 

 the statement then made, will give the committee a full knowl- 

 edge of it. 



The present year the land was ploughed May 1st and ^d. 



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