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MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURE. 



in. The 12th of May, the land was harrowed, and planted with 

 corn, with Buckminster's patent planter. In October, one acre 

 of the field was surveyed by Dexter Newton. 



EXPENSES. — ACCOUNT OF ONE ACRE. 



Five and a quarter cords of manure, one-half, . $18 38 

 Carting and spreading, 

 Ploughing and harrowing, . 

 May 12th, planting, .... 

 " seed corn, .... 

 June 6th, cultivating and hoeing, 

 21, 23, cultivating, 

 18, 30, cultivating, hoeing, . 

 August, hoeing up weeds, 



" topping, picking stock, . 

 October, D. Newton, surveying one acre, 

 harvesting, &c, 



Capt. Russell for help, harvesting and 

 weighing, ..... 



Value of land, $50, interest and taxes, 



Total expense, one acre, .... $56 90 



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The field was planted with a corn planter drawn by a horse 

 one way, 3 J feet apart, dropping cor,n two feet apart. 



In cultivating this corn I value one man's labor $2 a day, 

 and with a team $4 a day. 



The yield on one acre surveyed was 75 bushels, 72 pounds to 

 the bushel. The corn was thoroughly ripe. 



Seventy-five bushels corn at $1.25, ... $93 75 

 Two hundred and ten bundles stalks at three cents, 6 30 



Husks, 15 00 



Profit, . 



$115 05 

 56 90 



$59 15 



JOSIAH GlBBS. 



