THE GROWING OF CORN. 



95 



Calling horse labor half man labor, and man labor a dollar 

 and a half a day, — 



Cost {per Acre). 

 ^15.62 



For labor .... 

 Half dung, at $8.00 a cord . 

 Iluskint? 78^ bushels at 10 cents 



Total cost per acre . 



34.72 

 7.85 



$58.19 



Credit. 



2 tons tops, etc., at $8.00 



Cost of 78^ bushels corn 



$16.00 



42.19 

 53.6 



Cost per bushel 



Hills, three by three feet ; kernels in a hill, four to five. 



Waushakum Farm^ South Framingham^ Crop^ 1880. 



As there has been no separate account kept with the field 

 for labor this year, 1 content myself with figuring the labor 

 the same as the last year and preceding years. 



Hills two feet, in drills three feet and a half; kernels in a 

 hill, four; size of field, 7.06 acres. 



