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Computation of expense and profit. 



5 acres of land at $50 per acre, $250 interest per 



annum, $17 50 



8 loa'ds manure to the acre, 40 loads at 3s. per load,. . . 15 00 



Plowing, 7 50 



10 bushels seed at 10s. per bushel, 12 50 



Harvesting, , 10 00 



Thrashing, 10 00 



Sowing and harrowing, 5 00 



Expense of 5 acres, $77 50 



Expense of 1 acre, 15 50 



Profit. 



5 acres 34 bushels per acre=170 bushels at 8s. 3d. per 



bushel, $175 31 



Value of straw, 15 00 



Yield of 5 acres, $190 31 



do 1 do, 38 06 



Yield of 5 acres,...' $190 31 



Expense of do 77 50 



Profit of 5 acres, $112 81 



Profit of 1 acre, 22 56 



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LIVINGSTON. 



Jan. lO/fA, 1853c 



Dear sir— The Annual Cattle show and fair of the Livingston 

 county Agricultural Society, for 1852, was held at Geneseo, Octo^ 

 ber first and second. A larger concourse of people than ever 

 came together on a similar occasion, testified their increasing in- 

 terest in the success of the society. The exhibition of stock was 

 highly creditable, fully equal to the average of any former fair. 

 At previous fairs, our county has been proverbial for the large 

 number and excellent quality of woiking oxen shown, but at this 



