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Two-fifths of the ground sown, was after summer crops, and the 

 general average has been 23 bushels per acre ; three-fifths of it on 

 summer fallow, which averaged 28 bushels per acre — making a general 

 average for 16 years of 26 bushels per acre. 



Average crops of barley from 1843 to 1844, inclusive. 



In 1831, 40 bushels per acre. 



1832, 40 do do 



1833, 37 do do 



1834, 45 do do 



In 1835, the two-rowed was 63 bushels per acre, and the six-rowed 

 was 40 bushels — making an average in 1835, of 51 bushels; 1836, 

 40 ; 1837, 50 ; 1838, only 22 ; 1839, none sown ; 1840, 26 ; 1841, 

 only 21 ; 1842, 36 ; 1843, 40 ; 1844, 46i— making an average of 

 34 bushels per acre, for 13 years. 



(SCHEDULE A.) 



Amount sold from the crop and stock of 1844. 

 1844. 



June 15. 44^ pounds of fine wool, at 40 cents, $179 20 



108| do coarse do 30 cents, 41 55 



11 do do 35 cents, 4 07 



138 do made into cloth, at 30 cents, .... 41 40 



20. 4 head of young cattle, rather poor, 60 00 



Sept.27. 12 fat sheep, at $2 50, 30 00 



Nov. 19. 16 spring pigs at 21 cents per pound, average 



15 h pounds, 62 67 



341 bushels of wheat at 7^ 30 18 



Dec. 19. Sheep skins^ 4 at 3^. 15 at 4?., 9 00 



1845. 



Jan. 28. 388 bushels of barley at 4s., 194 00 



Mutton and beef sold to laborers at 3 and 4 cents, 47 00 



March8. 354 bushels of corn at 4^., 177 00 



Carried forward, . , ... , . . . . . . . » $876 07 



