Franklin County, 88:

S. R Holt, being duly sworn, says that he raised a crop of potatoes, the past season, upon the land measured by A. S. Chapman, and that the quantity of potatoes was 181 bushels, and no more, measured in a half bushel, and that the statements in regard to the manner of cultivation are correct to the best of my knowledge.

Sworn to before me, this 5th day of December, 1860.

S. R. HOLT.

GEORGE TAYLOR, J. P.

The land on which the potatoes were grown is a sandy loam, with gravelly, clay subsoil. The previous crop was potatoes, on a timothy and clover sod, broke up with a Columbus Double Plow.

Early last Spring hauled on about six loads barn-yard manure and spread over the ground, which was plowed on the 10th of May, the surface leveled with a clod breaker made of poles, and planted on the 14th.

The rows were marked out about 34 feet apart, with a light, one-horse plow. The seed, about seven bushels of large blue potatoes, name not recollected, cut in pieces, with about two eyes to each piece, dropped in the rows eight to twelve inches apart, and covered by simply turning the furrows back again with the plow, leaving the ground nearly level. As soon as the potatoes were up they were cultivated twice in a row, and received a light dressing with a hand hoe, after which they were cultivated once with a larger cultivator, and afterwards plowed with a double shovel plow, running quite close, so as to keep the ground mellow. The potatoes were dug on the 31st of October, and yielded one hundred eighty-one and a half bushels.

To cultivating first time, 25 cents, hoeing, 50 cents....

To cultivating second time, 25 cents, plowing, 30 cents..

To digging and putting in cellar.....

To expense of marketing, 4 cents per bushel.

To rent of ground....

By 181 bushels potatoes at 30 cents per bushel....

Profits.....

DAYTON, November 17, 1860. JOHN H. KLIPPART, ESQ.:-At the eleventh annual Fair, held at Dayton, Ohio, I made an entry for the best half acre of potatoes. They were raised in second bottom land—a mixture of clay and sand. For seed, used 10 bushels of Early White Sprout Potatoes per acre. The ground was laid out with furrows three feet apart, and the potatoes-each one having been sliced into several parts-were planted two feet apart in the rows. Three eyes were placed four or five inches apart in each hill. Time of planting, second week in April. Used no manure.

STATEMENT OF EXPENSE PER ACRE.

Today's plowing, at $2 50 per day....

day's harrowing, at $2 50 per day.

1 day's planting, at $1 00 per day....

1 day's cultivating, at $1 50 per day....

day's plowing with shovel plow, at $1 50 per day....

day's hoeing, at $1 00 per day.

....

6 days' harvesting, at $1 00 per day.

Expense for the half acre was one-half the above amount, i. e..

State of Ohio, Montgomery county, ss:

Oliver Shawer, being duly sworn, says that he measured the potatoes raised by Wm. Norris on the ground measured by James Heiser, with a sealed half bushel, and there was 180 bushels and no more.

OLIVER SHAWER,

JOHN HINSEY, J. P.

Sworn to before me, this 17th day of November, A. D., 1860.

State of Ohio, Montgomery county, 88:

James Heiser, being duly sworn, says he accurately measured the land upon which William Norris raised a crop of potatoes the past season, and the quantity of land is half acre, and no more.

Sworn to before me, this 17th day of November, 1860.

Montgomery county, 88:

JAMES HEISER.

JOHN HINSEY, J. P.

Wm. Norris, being duly sworn, says that he raised a crop of potatoes the past season upon the land measured by James Heiser, and that the quantity of potatoes raised thereon and measured by Oliver Shawer, was 180 bushels and no more,

measured in a sealed half bushel, and that the statements regard to the manner of cultivation, &c., are correct to the best of my knowledge.

Sworn to before me, this 17th day of November, 1860.

WILLIAM NORRIS.

JOHN HINSEY, J. P.

This is to certify that we, the undersigned, have used the White-Sprout Potato, and consider them the earliest and finest quality potato in this section of country for table use.

R. FOUTS,

J. W. HEIDLER,

J. R. HUBBELL,

JACOB REIROR,

THOS. H. PHILLIPS,

JAS. O'CONNER,

T. W. ODELL,

C. L. VALLANDINGHAM.

I sold a number of those potatoes and they give great satisfaction.

W. W. PHILLIPS.

MADISON, Lake Co., Nov. 30, 1860.

MR. KLIPPART: I send you, herewith, the affidavits in regard to one-half acre of potatoes, and for discretionary premium one acre of clover hay, from last spring's seeding, the like of which I have never before seen, nor do I know of any one that has; which induced me to have measured off one acre, and after being well cured, had it weighed, although the field was four acres. In September it was as red with blossoms as any clover in June. It was of the usual weight. We all know that we get no profit from clover until the second year, and if it is a fact that we can manage so as to get a crop to harvest the first year, I think it well worth our attention. I submit it for the consideration of the Board. I send you, by express, a box of the potatoes, of the Jersey Peach-blossom variety; also, a sample of the clover.

G. S. KING.

Clover Hay.

The last of April, 1860, I sowed four acres, one-half to barley and one-half to oats, which was seeded with about four quarts to the acre; then rolled it; when the clover was just up, sowed it with plaster, repeating it again in July, about one-half bushel to the acre.

Gideon S. King, being duly sworn, says that he raised a crop of potatoes the past season, upon the land measured by Nelson Rouse, and that the quantity of potatoes raised thereon was 100 bushels and no more, and that the statements in regard to the manner of cultivation are correct to the best of his knowledge.

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Sworn to before me, this 30th day of November, 1860.

Lake County, 88:

GIDEON S. KING.

D. CLEVELAND, J. P.

G. S. King, being duly sworn, says that he raised a crop of clover hay the past season, upon the land measured by Nelson Rouse, and that the quantity of hay raised thereon was 3,400 pounds and no more, and that the statements in regard to the manner of cultivation are correct to the best of his knowledge.

Sworn to before me, this 30th day of November, 1860.

Lake County, 88:

GIDEON S. KING.

D. CLEVELAND, J. P.

Nelson Rouse, being duly sworn, says he accurately measured the ground upon which G. S. King raised a crop of potatoes the past season, and the quantity of land is one-half acre and no more.

Sworn to before me, this 30th day of November, 1860.

NELSON ROUSE.

D. CLEVELAND, J. P.

Lake County, 88:

Nelson Rouse, being duly sworn, says he accurately measured the land upon which G. S. King raised a crop of clover hay the past season, and the quantity of land is one acre and no more.

Sworn to before me, this 30th day of November, 1860.

NELSON ROUSE.

D. CLEVELAND, J. P.

Statement of John Mason, of Florence, Erie County, on one acre of wheat.

The soil upon which this crop of wheat was raised is a black loam, mixed with some clay and gravel, subsoil clay. Plowed in June from eight to ten inches deep; plowed the second time the last week in August, and sowed the first of September. One and three-fourths bushels of seed per acre sowed broadcast. No manure used. Previous crops, oats and corn.

To plowing twice......

EXPENSES.

To one and three-fourths bushels seed at $1 05 per bushel.....

To sowing and harrowing....

$3.00

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James Bogart being duly sworn, says he assisted James B. Patrie and John Mason in measuring a piece of land upon which John Mason raised a crop of wheat the past season, and the quantity of land is one acre and no more:

JAMES BOGART.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this th day of October, 1860.

E. H. ANDRESS, J. P.