DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 133 



OAT CROP 1878. 



Dr. Cr. 



To liibor on ijennanent improvement §32 40 



labor preparing ground for crop and sowing 43 07 



seed oats 21 26 



labor seeding to grass 4 21 



grass seed, 5^ bu., 3-5 timothy and 2-5 clover. @$4.35. 23 94 



plaster, 1,000 lbs, @ $4.50 2 50 



harvesting oats 32 47 



By permanent improvement 



700 bushels oats (estimated) @ 20c 



40 tons straw @ $2.50 



To balance 113 



FIELD NO. 12 



was in pasture during the entire year. The labor in this field was expended in 

 logging, picking and burning. The fence on the west side of the field has been 

 relaid on new blocks, staked and wired. The account with the field is as fol- 

 lows : 



Dr. Cr. 



To labor $38 34 



121 lbs fence wire @ 8c. 1 00 



100 fence stakes @ 3c--- -. - 3 00 



50 fence blocks @ 2c - 1 00 



By permanent improvement $43 34 



$43 34 $43 34 



FIELD NO. 13 



was also in pasture during the year. The large swamp of 10 acres was cleared 

 during the winter and a ditch dug on the south and east sides. This will drain 

 the swamp sufficiently until tile drainage can profitably be employed to do the 

 remainder. The hard land has had quite an amount of labor expended in log- 

 ging and burning, but there remains much more yet to be done. 

 The account with the field is as follows : 



Dr. Cr. 



To 14 cords wood inventoried in 1877, @ $2.00. . - $28 00 



labor - - 51 56 



By 21i cords wood, @ $2.25 - ..- $48 94 



2 cords wood, inventoried 1878, @ $2.00. - - 4 00 



121 rails, inventoried 1878, @ $3.00 -. 3 G3 



To 25 lbs. fence wire, @ 8c 2 00 



200 fence strikes, @ 3c 6 00 



100 " blocks, @2c 2 00 



By permanent improvement to balance 32 99 



$89 56 $89 56 



