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Account of particulars. 



First. — Soil, slatey loam ; retentive subsoil. 



Second. — Situation, a side hill facing the south ; gentle descent. 



Third. — Previous condition, for four years previous it had been 

 mowed, producing clover and timothy in fair abundance. 



Fourth. — Manure, present year. About one-half of said acre ma- 

 nured with yard manure, taken out the fall preceding, and in the spring 

 spread over the ground before plowing ; in previous years not manured, 

 except one year ; three years ago it had one coat of plaster. The part 

 not manured had been used to fodder cattle on for three or four years. 



Fifth. — Ground plowed about the middle of April ; green sward ; 

 turned over about six inches deep ; dragged just before planting so as 

 not to displace the turf j marked out three feet wide with a corn plow 

 about two inches deep ; planted on the 4th and 5th days of May, three 

 feet one way and two the other, with four and five seeds in a hill, 

 rolled in plaster ; after it was up it was plastered immediately j the 

 seed was of the eight rowed variety. 



Sixth. — Cultivation. It was weeded about the fore part of June, 

 and hoed before the 4th of July. In both cases the corn plow was 

 used one way only. 



Seventh. — Crop secured. Corn cut up by the roots in August and 

 September, and husked in October, finished on the 7th or 8th day. 



Eighth — Expense. 



20 loads manure, . , 



Plaster, say 1 bushel, , 



Plowing, . e ......,., . 



Harrowing, 



Planting, weeding and hoeing, 



Harvesting same, 



Value of land, , . 



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Value of the crop. 



128^ bushels corn at 50 cents, $64 25 



Stalks, 10 52 



$74 75 



Expense, $18 37| 



Ket profit, $56 37i 



Salem, Oct. 14, 1845. 



