126 [Senate 



CLINTON COUNTY. 



The following rotation is practiced on the farm of J. L. Hack- 

 staff, as reported to the Clinton County Agricultural Society ; and the 

 appended recapitulation of the daily account he keeps with his farm, 

 exhibits the success which follows his practice : 



First crop. Corn or potatoes^ on green-sward, with manure spread 

 and plowed under. 



Second crop. Spring wheat., ground plowed fall and spring. 



Third crop. Winter rye, and oats, and seeded with Timothy and 

 clover. 



Fourth, fifth and sixth, meadow. 



Recapitulation of Farm Accounts. 



Acres. Value of Crop. Expense. Profit. 



Corn, potatoes and beans, 9 $288.80 $138.50 $150.30 



Wheat, 14 400.00 141.68 258.32 



Rye, li 100.00 65.44 34.56 



Oats, Ih 100.00 59.69 40.31 



Hay, 22 400.00 116.90 283.10 



Cultivated fields, 60 $1,288 .80 $522 .21 $766 59 



"Pasture, 11 Income equal to expenses. 



Woodland, 29 do. do. do. 



Orchard, 72.75 7.28 65.47 



Whole farm, 100 $1,361.55 $529.49 $832.06 



