248 WISCONSIN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
For this year’s crop the land was plowed twice in the early 
part of May, very deep, and into beds of about one rod in 
width, then harrowed. The sowing was by hand, and in drills 
14 inches apart. Time, 20th of May. 
EXPENSES OF CULTIVATION. 
Drawing of manure,. $0 75 
Plowing and harrowing,. 1 00 
Seed,. 0 75 
Planting, 2)£ days, at 75 cents,. 1 88 
Hoeing twice, 5 days ; work,. 3 75 
Harvesting,. 4 00 
Total,. .$12 13 
The product of the one-fourth acre being 296 bushels, the 
cost per bushel is a fraction over four cents. 
I may be permitted to add, that this is the same piece of 
land which yielded the premium crop of 321 bushels in 1857, 
and a still larger crop, 358 bushels, in 1858. 
[Signed] Eli Stilson. 
FARM 
PRO D U O TS. 
( Tnos. Hislop, ... Milwaukee . 
Judges,.. <j Richard Arundel, - - Jodgeville . 
L Geo. Capron, - - - Madison. 
The Committee on Farm Products have attended to their 
duties, and report the following awards : 
Pierce County Agricultural Society, best sample of Winter Wheat,. 
Samuel Austin, Lake,.2d.do. 
Pierce County Agricultural Society, best sample of Spring Wheat, ... 
N. W. Dean, Madison,.2d.do.1.. 
Pierce County Agricultural Society, best sample of Rye,. 
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.do.do.1st. do.... Oats,.. . 
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.do.do.1st. do.... Barley,. 
John Richardson, Butte des Morts, best sample of Hops,. 
G. H. Lamberton, Milwaukee, 2d.do. 
A. Loveland, Wauwatosa, pest sample of Beans. 
Samuel Austin, Lake, ... 2d.do.. 
A. F. Richmond, Whitewater, best sample King Phillip Seed Corn,. 
Jacob DeGraff, Brookfield,.... 2d.. do..... 
R. W. Parker, Wauwatosa, best sample Mercer Potatoes,. 
Pierce County Agricultural Society, best sample Pink-Eye Potatoes, .... 
George P. Peffer, Pewaukee, best show of early Potatoes,. 
A. Loveland, Wauwatosa,. 2d..<.do. 
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