We are greatly indebted to Mr. Thomas for this experiment. It is laboring in the right direction, and if continued and persevered in, we shall arrive at reliable conclusions as to the stage of growth, at which it will be most advantageous to the farmer to gather his crops. This experiment, and the one by Mr. Clark, of Yates co., as to the quantity of seed to be sown, we rejoice to present before our farmers, and trust they will stimulate them to be equally observing, and report their experiments and results to the State Society, to be spread before the farmers of our entire Union.) DAVID COONRAD. Rye Crop. The field for four or five previous years was pasture; no manure was used. The soil is a gravel and loam, and when seeded (some five years previous,) was new land. The farm is situated in the town of Brunswick, in the county of Rensselaer, and about four miles east of Troy. There has never to my knowledge been any manure applied to said field, except in the pasturage of the same, neither lime or plaster was used. I sowed ten bushels of seed rye, eight bush. of the common, and two bush. of the multicole variety. Sown alike as to thickness, and same quality of land. Sown 10th September, 1848; harvested about the last of July, 1849. Thrashed and cleaned between January 1st, and 12th, 1850. Sown and harvested in the ordinary method. The two bushels sowing yielded by measure,. . . . . . . 46 30-32 bush. The eight bushels sowing yielded by measure,...... 143 12-32 Total, 66 66 190 10-32 The crop not yet marketed, but worth in Troy, 56 cents per bushel. 190 10-32 bushels, at 56 cents, .... 2,000 bundles straw, at 1 cent, $106 57 20 00 $126 57 Six days plowing,.. $12 00 Harrowing, one day, ... 1 50 Four days cross-plowing, (immediately before sowing,)..... 8 00 3 00 • The multicole variety yields, compared with the common variety, as 23 15-32 to 17 29-32 bush. per bushel sowing. Sowing, Harvesting and drawing, 16 days, Thrashing and cleaning,.. Two bushels seed, at 10s. 8 bushels, at 5s.,.... 50 16 00 5 50 7 50 $54 00 If interest of land be taken out, at $80 per acre, Leaves,.. Quantity of land, 5.28-32 acres; yield per acre, 36 4-100 bush., or, $8.14 per acre. In the fall 22 head of sheep fed upon the acre, for about 5 weeks. (Proofs as required by the rules of Society.) 72 57 29 56 $43 01 INDIAN CORN. Committee T. C. Peters, R. G. Pardee, O. C. Chamberlin. There were but two competitors who came within the rules of the society, as to the quantity of land (two acres) cultivated. Each of the competitors has grown a crop sufficiently large to be entitled to a premium. The committee therefore recommend that the first premium of $20 be awarded to Mr. E. R. Dix, of Vernon, Oneida co., he showing to their satisfaction that he raised 83 bushels and 4 quarts of shelled corn per acre. They also award the second premium to Mr. Peter Crispell, Jr., of Hurley, Ulster co., he having exhibited satisfactory evidence of having complied with the rules of the Society. Mr. Crispell raised 80 bushels and 15 quarts of shelled corn per acre. The expense of manuring the crop in the latter case was much larger than in the other. The committee recommend that both statements be printed in the Transactions. There were exhibited some very choice samples of corn by Mr. Charles W. Eells, of Kirkland, Oneida co., Augustus Flint, of Dutchess co., and Wm. Baker, of Lima, Livingston co. As there are no premiums for corn as to quality alone, the committee can only commend those specimens to the favorable notice of the Society. ONEIDA COUNTY, ss. STATEMENTS. Eli R. Dix being duly sworn, says, that he raised a crop of corn the past season upon the land surveyed by Norton G. Merrel, and that the quantity of grain raised thereon was one hundred and sixty-six bushels and eight quarts, measured in a sealed half bushel; and that he was assisted in harvesting and measuring said crop by Francis Carpenter; and that the statement annexed, subscribed by this deponent, as to the manner of cultivation, expenses, &c., is in all respects true, to the best of his knowledge and belief; and that the sample of grain exhibited is a fair average sample of the whole crop. Sworn to before me this 31st day of December, 1849. ONEIDA COUNTY, ss. ELI R. DIX. LEVI T. MARSHALL, Justice of the Peace. Francis Carpenter, being duly sworn, says, that he assisted Eli R. Dix in harvesting, getting out, and measuring his crop of corn referred to in the above affidavit; that the quantity of grain was one hundred and sixty-six bushels and eight quarts, as stated in the affidavit of E. R. Dix. Sworn to before me this 31st day of December, 1849. } FRANCIS CARPENTER. LEVI T. MARSHALL, Justice of the Peace. Statement of the cultivation, &c., of a crop of Indian Corn, raised by E. R. Dix, of Vernon, Oneida county. The land the present year, upon which the following crop of corn grew, is supposed to be about 150 feet below the summit level of the Chenango canal. The soil, a gravelly upland loam, in the immediate vicinity of large quantities of lime stone. The two previous crops meadow grass, and not manured, or the present one. Plowed once in April, to the depth of about 10 inches. The cultivator passed over both ways, and marked with marking rake 3 and feet each way. Planted about the 11th of May, averaging about six kernels to the hill. Cultivated with steel tooth cultivator twice each way; the hoe passed through the first time and about one-third the second, making two days hoeing. From our present manner of using the cultivator, I consider hoeing almost useless, except in setting up and weeding the hill the first time. Harvested in Oct.; thrashed the 26th and 27th days of December, and marketed at Vernon Center Mills, for 50 cts. per bushel. Norton G. Merrell being duly sworn, says he is a surveyor, that he surveyed with chain and compass, the land upon which Eli R. Dix of Vernon raised a crop of Indian corn the past season, and the quantity of land, is two acres and no more. Sworn to before me, this 27th day of Dec. 1849. NORTON G. MERRELL, Surveyor. L. T. M., J. P. CORN.-PETER CRISPELL JR., HURLEY, ULSTER, COUNTY. We omit the affidavits in this case, of the surveyor, Mr. Crispell and the person who assisted in harvesting, getting out and measuring the corn when shelled; they are similar to those in the case of Mr. Dix, and as required by the rules of the Society. We give the manner of cultivation. Mr. Crispell's Statement.-The soil on which my corn was raised is alluvial, was rye stubble of last year, which had not been manured within four years. I put on this spring 16 loads of my barn yard manure to the acre before plowing-which was done about the 20th of May, full eight inches deep; it was harrowed twice before furrowing or marking out for planting, it was intended to be marked, so as to have the rows three feet apart; but was somewhat closer having made 93 rows in the distance of four chains, and about as close the other way. It was planted in hills on the 24th day of May. The corn came up, so as to be plainly seen in seven days; corn planted dry, the number direct ed to be dropped in the hill was not to exceed five grains. The variety of corn planted was the eight rowed yellow, a variety somewhat larger than that which I usually plant. About bushel of seed was planted. Shortly after planting, 100 bushels of leached ashes were thrown over (per acre) with shovel, not putting on the hills, but spread over the whole soil. The corn was cleaned out with the cultivator, (as soon as it was large enough to be seen, through the rows) by going through both ways. It was then plowed both ways and hoed, and when it was sufficiently large, it was again cross cultivated, then cross plowed and hoed, by which time the corn was tasseling out, when only four stalks were left in a hill. The stalks were cut the last week in September, and the corn husked the third week in October. There were five large loads of stalks worth three dollars a load, for fodder. The corn was shelled on the 25th, 26th and 27th days of December, and measured in a sealed half bushel, 160 bushels and 30 lbs. |