152 FIVE ACRES TOO MUCH. 



INVESTMENT. CREDIT. 



Premises worth $15,000 00 



Trees (besides improving the premises) 350 00 



Asparagus-bed (if successful) 150 00 



Bean-poles (if not stolen) 2 00 



Dandy Jim (would be glad to take) 200 00 



Cushy (would n.ot sell her for) 200 00 



Nest-egg (all but one lost) 05 



Total $15,902 05 



The increased value in the trees is due to the fact 

 that they have been standing some months, and are 

 really worth so much more on one s place than crowd 

 ed together in a nursery. A few may die but it is 

 not well to anticipate misfortunes and the expense 

 of replacing them will, in such case, fall into the an 

 nual account of the succeeding year. 



YEAELY EXPENDITURE. 



Interest on investment $1050 00 



Strawberry plants , 20 00 



Seeds 3 75 



Damages to furniture 25 00 



Eepairs of wagon (yearly expenditure so long as 



Dandy Jim remains with me) 50 00 



Chickens..., 105 00 



Total $1253 75 



YEARLY PROCEEDS. 

 Expense of trip to Newport or Saratoga saved. ...$2000 00 



Proceeds from suit against express-men 50 00 



Costs, ditto 200 00 



One mink skin... 25 



Total $2250 25 



