1852. 
THE CULTIVATOR 
409 
Cost of the Indian Corn Crop. 
Mr. Tucker—A short time ago, you published in The 
Cultivator an account of the expenses and profit of cul¬ 
tivating corn somewhere in New-York. I have procured 
from one of my neighbors in the county of Chester, a 
statement of a similar character. He rates, I think, the 
number of bushels to be harvested too high, though the 
crop will no doubt be a heavy one, and should prefer 
seventy bushels to the acre until the fact was made cer¬ 
tain, but as he is an old and judicious farmer, he may 
prove to be right. Yery truly yours, A. L. Elwyn. 
Philadelphia, Sept. 13, 1852. 
The following expenses are for cultivating nine acres 
of corn:-— 
To breaking sod, 9 days at $5,. $45 00 
Harrowing, 6 days at $2.50,. 15 00 
Marking out, 4 days at $1.50,. 6 00 
Planting, 8 days, at 75 c.,. ... 6 00 
Half toil plaster,... 3 25 
Putting on plaster, 2 days at 75c.,. 1 50 
Thinning corn, 6 days at 75c.,... 4 50 
Two bushels of seed corn, at 75c., .. 1 50 
Cultivating corn, 15 days at $1.50,. 22 50 
Hoeing corn, 4 days at 75c., ... 3 00 
Cutting off corn, 15 days at 75c , .. 11 25 
Interest on value of land,...... 60 00 
Husking, at 3 cts. per bushel,..... .. 21 60 
Drawing in and cribbing, ... 15 00 
Shelling and taking to market, 7 cents per bushel,. 50 40 
$266 50 
Estimated Product. 
720 bushels corn, at 65 cts.,. $465 00 
Fodder, worth on the ground,... 60 00 
Cobs, worth,. 15 00 
$540 00 
Deduct cost,.. . 266 50 
$273 50 
Net profit, $30.30 per acre. 
State Fairs. 
Maryland.— The fifth annual fair of this spirited so¬ 
ciety, held at Baltimore, closed on the 29th Oct. This 
society are in possession of permanent fixtures, and their 
exhibition arrangements are spoken of as very superior. 
B. P. Johnson, Esq., Secretary of the New-York State 
Ag. Society, delivered the address, in which he urged 
the importance of education to the farmer; alluded to 
his recent travels in Great Britain, and the spur which 
American triumphs at the World’s Fair would give to 
invention in our own country, and the effect they would 
have on the countries of the old world. The show of 
stock and poultry was fine, and all the departments were 
well represented. —-- 
Indiana. —The first Agricultural Fair of this State 
was held at Indianapolis on the 20th Oct. The fair, 
though characterised by the imperfection that marks the 
incipient stages of any enterprize, may safely be called 
success!ul. The show of stock was good, and some of the 
horses and grade cattle were fine. A variety of imple¬ 
ments were on exhibition, and Manufacturer’s and Me¬ 
chanic’s Hall were completely filled. The fair was, upon 
the whole, a good beginning in a good cause. 
Georgia. —The fifth annual exhibition of this society 
was held at Macon, the 20th Oct. It is said to have been 
in the highest degree creditable to the State, and to com¬ 
pare favorably with those of previous years. Cotton gins, 
winnowing machines, corn-grinding and crushing ma¬ 
chines were represented in great profusion. The ve¬ 
getable department was one of especial interest, and 
the monstrous ears of corn, fine wheat and large beets, 
attracted much attention. The crops in the State are 
remarkably good, and that of cotton very large. 
American Institute. —The annual exhibition of this 
society has recently closed. The show of implements 
and new inventions was unusually large and varied. That 
of cattle was fully equal to any previous show. The re¬ 
ceipts were about $25,000, being 20 per cent, over that 
of last year. It is estimated that 200,000 visitors at¬ 
tended the fair, during the four weeks it was open to the 
public. 
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