The Champion Corn Crop Of Nebraska

Tho soil and límate of Nebraska at most fttTorabje to furraing. Imiian corn grows luxurianfly, Biid the smaller ce reals also thrive. The productions of Xbraska do not appèar in the U. H. een 8us reports befóte 1860; hikI then th" whole eorn prodnr.tion of the 'f erritory. which was luuch larger than the S7 its western limit being the summit of thé Rooky rag only 1,482,080 bushels. In ISTdtlie corn erop of 'th, State of Nebraaka- the westèrii limit of which ia the base of the Kocky Mountain -was 4,736,710 bushels; and the Alti cultural returns of the Department at Washington for 187.'!, givo the eörn croe for that yenr, which was a bad year te Indian corn, at 21,000,000 bushels. These figures exhibit the rapid progress of agriculture in Nebraska, for whatlnav bo aaid of corn is equally truc of othe't productions. In the fertile soil and genial climate of the Ntate, corn yielj, abundantly, and is a safo erop. There are brokeu lands where, year after year the produce has aversged 80 bushels t the acre; but this is outdone by the champion corn erop of 1873. The affidavits on which the $00 pre. miuui for 1873 wan awarded, have just been published by the State Board of Agriculture. The owner was Magnus M. Nelson, of Cass County. His cham. pion erop was grown on a tteld of thirtv. five acres- tbe socond orop on the 8ae ground, which was prairie broken ia 1871. The plowing cost $1.25 per acre the planting 45 conts; the cultivatiCL 11.80; the harvesting fl.2ft; total eipense per aero H.75. The yield was a average of 91 1-2 bushels per acre, whicl was certainly worth not less than 4(i cents per bushei on the farm. The varie. ty of the corn was the Mahogany; anj the weight üo pouuds to the buthel.