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TALKS ON MANURES. 



of corn per acre, instead of 30. lie would get for hia crop, 



inclutling stulks i|7o 00 



Expenses. — Preparing land fur the croj) ^00 



Planting and seed 1 5U 



Cultivating 5 00 



Hoeing 3 00 



Cutting up tlie eorii 1 50 



Uuskiiig and drawing 10 00 



Drawing in the stalks 3 00 



Shelling, etc G (K) 



?:J5 00 



ProOt per acre i-H) tK) 



Take another case, which actually occurred in this neighborhood. 

 Tiic Judge i3 a good farmer, and particularly successful in raising 

 potatoes and selliug them at a good price to hotels and private 

 families. He cultivates very thoroughly, jilants in hills, and puts 

 a handful of ashes, plaster, and hen-manure, on the hill. 



In 1873, his crop of Peachblows was at the rate of 208 bushels 

 jH'r acre. Of these, 300 husii: Is were sold at GO cents per bus'.iel. 

 Tlirre were 8 bushels of small j)otatoes, worth say 12i cents per 

 bushel, to feed out to stock. 



Mr. Sloe, who lives on an aljoining farm, had three acres of 

 Peachblow pot:itoes the same year. The yieLl was 100 l)ushels per 

 acre — of which 2o bushels were not large enough for market, he 

 got 50 cents per bushel for tlie others. 



The account of the two crops stands as follows; 



Expetiscs Rr Acre; 



Plowing, harrowing, rolling, marking, plant- 

 ing, and covering 



Seed.:. : 



Hoeing, cultivating, etc 



Diirtrinsr 



Jirreipln J\r Anr: 



75 bushels, (ih .^Oo 



25 " (<$12ic 



200 Imshels, (?i)60c.. 

 8 '» @ 12Jc. 



Profit per acre . 



Judge. 



I S 00 



5 (to 



10 00 



_1()^ 



120 00 

 1 00 



121 (I.I 

 ><.»8~00 



Since then, Mr. Sloe lias been making and using more manure, 

 and the year before last (1875) his crop of potatoes averaged over 



