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CORN. 



In 1844 the ground was manured with common barn-yard ma- 

 nure. In 1845 not improved. On the 18th and 19th of May, 1846, 

 the ground was plowed and a small growth of clover turned under, har- 

 rowed, and levelled down; furrowed on the 20th both ways, from 

 north to south about three feet apart, and from east to west about 

 two feet apart. At this time the ground was so wet as to be unfit 

 to work. 



Planted on the 28th with the eight rowed yellow corn, common 

 feed corn; the seed was soaked in a weak alkali about 24 hours, then 

 planted and covered as usual. As soon as the corn was up, the 

 weeds and grass were so prolific as to almost hide the young plants, 

 and to obviate it the farmer went through the corn with hoes, after- 

 wards the plow was run through it, turning the furrow from the hills 

 and forming a centre mound. A week afterwards again plowed the 

 other way, that is, crosswise, following with the hoes to destroy all 

 the weeds, and loosen the baked and hardened soil. 



When the corn was two feet high, plowed the third time, furrow 

 turned to the hill and adding to the support of the corn; no other 

 treatment excepting the occasional use of the hoe in keeping down 

 the weeds. From a short acre and a half, 315 bushels of large and 



handsome ears of corn have been gathered. 



M. G. LEONARD. 



POTATOES. 



Effenveldt, Rockland co., JVov. 14, 1846. 



T. B. Wakeman, Esq. : — The potatoes for which I obtained a pre- 

 mium at the last Fair of the Institute were cultivated as follows: 



The soil upon which they were raised is a rich clay loam, par- 

 ticularly adapted to the peach. 1 gave it a good fall plowing, and 

 in the spring plowed twice, harrowing and rolling each time, put- 

 ting on at the rate of fifteen loads of compost to the acre, (hay ma- 

 nure, muck, and lime well incorporated.) The previous crop was 

 potatoes. 



The yield per acre was small, as the ground is already occupied 

 as a peach orchard; 124 bushels was all that was obtained from one 



