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THE BOOK OF CORN 



PRIZE WINNING CROPS IN AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 

 CORN CONTEST OF 1889 (GROWN ON ONE ACRE) 



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1. Zachariah Jordan Drake, 

 Marlborough Co, S C; see full 

 descriptive article, Page 1T2 



2. Alfred Eose, Yates Co, N Yj 

 land, sandy loam; fertilizer, 800 

 pounds Mapes corn manure; Tari- 

 ety, Early Mastodon; one Kernel 

 every foot in rows 3 feet apart 



3. George Gartner, Pawnee Co, 

 Neb; land, blauk rich loam; fer- 

 tilizer, barnyard manure, 90 loads; 

 variety. Early Mastodon; hills, 

 3x3 feet 



4. J. Snelling, Barnwell Co, SC; 

 land, sandy loam; fertilizer. 300 

 bushels stable manure, 300 bushels 

 cottonseed: variety .White Gourd; 

 hills, 1 X 4 feet 



6. W. L. Peck, Rockdale Co, Ga ; 

 land, sandy loam; fertilizer, 4 

 wagon loads stable manure, 30 

 bushels heated cotton seed, 1000 

 pounds Packard standard fertili- 

 zer, 500 pounds cotton seed meal; 

 variety, large white corn; hills, 6-6 



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6. B. Gedney, Westchester Co, 

 X Y; land, clay loam; fertilizer, 

 800 pounds Mapes corn manure; 

 variety, King Philip; hills, >/« x3>,s 

 feet . . A 



7. E. F. Kellenberger, Madison 

 Co, 111; land, sandy loam; no fer- 

 tilizer ; variety. Eclipse (early 

 yellow dent); hills, 5-6 x 2% feet 



8. H. M. Kersey, Marshall Co, 

 la ; land, dark rich loam ; fertilizer, 

 29 loads stable manure; variety, 

 Nebraska dent ; hills, l%x2 feet.... 



9. L. S. Wells, Hartford Co, Ct; 

 land, heavy saudy loam ; fertilizer, 

 60 loads stable manure, 30 bushels 

 hen manure, 600 pounds bone, 200 

 pounds nitrate of soda, 200 pounds 

 muriate of potash, 20 bushels wood 

 ashes ; variety, Clark's Early 

 Mastodon ; hills, 3% x 3 Vb feet 



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