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MASSACHUSETTS AGEICULTUEE. 



Expenses $14, one-half this year, . . . . $7 00 



Value of manure at cellar, $8 per cord, eight cords 

 per acre, making twenty-six cords to the lot, one- 

 third this year, ..... 



Carting, $7 per acre, one-third this year, 



Spreading, $4, one-third this year, . 



Harrowing $6, one-third this year, . 



Cultivating after harrowing, $4, one-third this year, 



Bushing $3, one-third this year, 



Furrowing, . ... 



Planting, May 18, . 



Seed, three-fourths bushel. 



Cultivating and hoeing twice, . 



Thinning to four stalks in a hill and sprouting 



Hacking weeds in August, 



Cutting and taking up stalks, . 



Total expense, ..... $150 48 



Husks for harvesting. 



By one thousand one hundred and four bundles top- 

 stalks, at two cents per bundle, .... 



The committee measured one rod by a sworn survey- 

 or, and harvested the same; net weight 68| lbs., 

 making 150 bushels per acre ; allowing 72 pounds, 

 amounts to 525 bushels to 3| acres; 525 bushels 

 corn at |1 per bushel, ...... 



122 08 



Deduct expenses, 



Balance, . 



. 525 00 



$547 08 

 . 150 48 



$396 60 



There is one point that my mind is not quite settled on — 

 that is, half the ploughing of the land this year, which I hope 

 the society will explain by some evener head than mine. I 

 believe that one -half the ploughing should be charged to the 

 after hay-crops with one-thiixl of the manure, one-third cart- 

 ing, one-third spreading and harrowing ; the other one-thiixJ 



