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detailed account of the manner of cultivation, as his statGincnt, 

 which he has handed the committee, will do much better. 

 It is evident he has cultivated his land, less with an eje to 

 great crops from all portions, than to extended and permanent 

 improvements. But while his outlays have been large, his in- 

 come has, some of the time, certainly been handsome. The sale 

 of his milk and calves in 1848 amounted to twelve hundred and 

 fifty-four dollars. One thing more I must mention which is 

 worthy of imitation, and that is his account with himself, by 

 which he is enabled to tell the amount, by estimation, measure, 

 and weiglit of the products of his farm, together with his bill 

 for labor during the time he has been in the business. During 

 twenty-five years he has paid about ten thousand dollars for 

 labor, and until within a year or two has paid interest money 

 besides. Were more to adopt this plan, that without a liberal 

 outlay, no corresponding income can be realized, we should see 

 less land overrun with bushes, and lying useless and unfruitful. 

 His system of rotation, we think is good, probably as profitable 

 as any that can be adopted. His corn is planted nearer together 

 than most farmers approve of, but his certainly looked well 

 enough to justify his theory. We hear many farmers say that 

 their land is worn out and useless. This is not the case, but is 

 more likely tb be run out by neglect and idleness. Mr. Adams 

 has paid out in the twenty-four years, in addition to ten thou- 

 sand five hundred and four dollars for labor, sixteen hundred 

 dollars for manure, and in the result we see what can be done 

 by untiring and well directed industry. 



Ezra Kendall. 



Statement of Abel F. Adams. 



Gentlemen : — The farm which I offer for your inspection, I 

 purchased in 1830. It contains about one himdred acres, and 

 is divided the present year, by estimation, as follows, viz. : — 

 Woodland, sixteen acres ; pasture, thirty acres ; mowing, 

 thirty-eight acres ; corn, five acres ; potatoes, corn-fodder, gar- 

 den vegetables, two acres ; rye, five and a half acres ; oats, 

 two and a half acres. Some of the land used for moAving is 

 dry, and has suffered severely the three last seasons with 

 drought. My pasture land has nearly all been ploughed and 



