ALLOTMENT SYSTEM. 89 



Out of this he paid 



Rent, rates, tithes, and taxes of one acre, . 17 



Rent of one acre and a half, 70 



Rent of half an acre of grass, . . .210 



Lodge in it, 1 00 



Rates, tithes, and taxes, 15 



-45 



Hired labor, 20 



Seed corn, 20 



-40 

 Leaving . . . . 43 30 



The two pounds paid for labor were paid for threshing. 

 There are two other accounts of the same individual subjoined. 



Produce of three and one quarter Acres, in 1841. 



. s. d. 



Wheat, 2 ij bushels, at 8s 8120 



Oats, 44 bushels, at 2s. 9 d 610 



Potatoes, 80 bushels, at 1 s 400 



Two calves sold for 5 10 



Butter, 423 Jibs., at Is 2133 



Milk sold, and given to the pigs, 10 



55 6 3 



Produce of six and one quarter Acres, in 1842. 



. s. d. 



Wheat, 40 bushels, at 6 s. 6 d 13 



Oats, 93 bushels, at 2 s. 6 d 11 12 6 



Peas, 22 bushels, at 4s. 6 d 4 19 



Potatoes, 150 bushels, at 1 s 7 10 



Two calves, one fat and one suckled, 370 



Butter, 290 Ibs., at Is 14 10 



Milk sold, and given to pigs, 800 



62 18 6 



In 1842, he lost two cows by death, and the additional land 

 was taken in bad condition. 



At the same time, he presented a sample of his wheat, on which 

 were eighty-four stalks from one grain. There is another secret 



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