The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-27

itoNi VI lfcNlaclY one hCfC. no bounu-
aries were marked by stakes firmly driven
in the ground, but this precaution was
hardly necessary, as no other corn was
grown in the vicinity, the acre standing
alone by itself The harvesting was done
in the presence of large number of
gentlemen-representative farmers--in-
GLIDING j, G. Campbell, as the official
representative Of the american AgricHt-
tur'st, and G. Is, W, Dunn, j, w, Rey-
nolds and John J, Tart, as Mr.. brakes
three witnesses, The acre was first re-
measured and found to be of the dimen-
sions Just noted, In order that the har-
vest might be completed in the presence
of the witnesses in one day, about thirty
hands Were employed to pluck and shuck
the cans and weigh them. Mr.. Dunn
personally attended TO the gathering, the
weighing was done by Mr.. Reynolds ON
Fairbanks tested scales, and the tally
was kept by Mr.. Tart. Mr., Reynolds
also kept tally, which correspondent
with Mr.. Tarts record. Mr.. Camp
bell supervised the whole af-
fair. In addition to all these
precautions, the number and character of
the spectators made any cheating impos-
sible, had it been thought of, and the
fact that no other corn grew in the
neighborhood rendered impossible the
addition of any grown outside the con-
test acre. Mr.. Drake and his witnesses
certified before Justice Afford that the
crop, as harvested November %, was
II, 407 pounds of corn in the ear, of
which ITO pounds was soft or poor corn.
Each witness selected, from different
parts of the field, an average lot of ears,
and from 100 pounds of ears so gathered
Mr.. Tart obtained SOL pounds of kernels
and 19k pounds of cobs. Mr., Reynolds
obtained 50 pounds of kernels and IS
pounds of cobs, and Mr.. Dunn got S3t
pounds of kernels and 16t pounds of
cobs. Averaging these tests shows that
so per cent. of the total crop was kerr
nels, OF APIS pounds of shelled corn,
equal to 254 bushels, 40 pounds of
shelled corn at 56 pounds to the bushel.
This, if Kindred until it contained
only 10 per cent. of water, would shrink
to 239 bushels, and if the water is all al
lowed for the crop would be 217 bushels
of actual dry matter in the shelled corn
grown on enc acre.
VERIFYING THE RECORD.
In addition to all the safeguards mar
rated to insure faithful accuracy, we
have made several independent investiga-
tons, all of which fully confirm the
honor and integrity of the parties con-
cerned. Not only Mr.. Drake, but the
surveyor, justices and witnesses are men
of unimpeachable standing in their COM
munities. While the american AgricuL-
turist is fully convinced of the correct
ness of Mr.. brakes report from begin
ming to end, we have deemed it wise to
| explain the basis of our opinion, so that
every farmer may be equally convinced of
the absolute fact that within fraction
of 255 bushels of shelled corn have been
actualla grown on one acre, in single
crop, in one season. This being the
largest crop of corn ever made on one
acre in the history of the worlds agri-
culture, the american Aqriculturistd deems
itself fortunate in having made it mat
ter of record beyond dispute.
THE COST OF THE CROP.
This was heavy. Look at the items Of
manure and fertilizer alone, to which are
! appended Mr.. brakes other statement of
expenses:
/ ~
| 1000 bushels stable manure ........... $50 90
| SCI pounds German kainit. ......... Z 50
| SCI pounds cotton seed meal. ....... 10 80
| 200 pounds acid phosphate ......... 2 on
| 1906 pounds manipulated guano...... Is 81
| 200 pounds animal bone ..... 4 0O
| 400 pounds nitrate of soda, ........ IL OF
| 600 bushels cotton seed ........ 800 0C
Total cost of so loads manure $500
pounds of fertilizers and 600 bush
els of whole cotton seed. ......... 1919 g.
! Applying the same ............. 70(
Total cost Of plant food applied to
the contest acre. ............S22 1926 9!
Interest on value of land, at 6 per
r. cent. .....-.....-..,..... l d
The blowing represented labor worth. OF
| The narrowing cost .................. 2 Gt
| Other preparation of the soil. ,...... L OF
| Cost OF the seed Observation-Disclosures. l "
|
worth. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IN
/ Other work of caring for the CROP. II on
The cost of harvesting .............. 3 "
Total cost of culture, aside from
plant-food S37 sc
| Grand total, including all expenses
/ for entire crop. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT i 4!
Corn is valued at seventy-ive cents pei
bushel in South Carolina, or S19l .16 fol
the crop, to which may be added SIS fol
one and one-half tons of cured top-stalks,
making the total receipts S206,16. AS.
suming that the plant food in the stalks
will be all returned to the land, the soil
is robbed only of the nitrogen, potash
phosphoric acids in the kernels and cobs,
amounting in value to $50 or $50. There
would, therefore, be left in the soil al