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acter than that of Yineland, its behavior under 

 long cropping would afford a favorable test for the 

 whole neighborhood. He gave me, without reserve, 

 all the particulars of a truly remarkable history, 

 with permission to use them. 



Eleven years ago, this farm was covered with 

 forest. The owner offered it to Mr. Brandriff for 

 400 for the 90 acres, and an ample time for pay 

 ment, and being a storekeeper a few miles off, added 

 the important help of a credit on his books for sup 

 plies for family use, and materials for buildings, to 

 the amount of 600. At this time Mr. Brandriff 

 was not possessed of a dollar ; but he went to work, 

 cleared up his land little by little, a few acres 

 yearly, and thus conquered all difficulties, until 

 now he has 60 acres in cultivation, from which his 

 receipts, in 1863, were 2,000. His family consists 

 of six persons, who have lived well during all this 

 time. His fences and buildings cost him some 

 1600. He keeps four cows, pigs, and one horse, 

 by which all the work on the easily tilled soil of 

 the farm is done. He hires but one man, except in 

 busy times. For the wants of his family, and the 

 prosecution of other improvements, his annual out 

 lay is $1,000. 



Mr. Brandriff showed me his account book for 

 the eleven years he had been at work, in which all 

 his receipts and expenditures were clearly entered, 

 with the balance accurately struck at each year s 

 end. His farm is now worth 6,000, and he has 

 abundant property outside of it to represent any 

 debt he owes. His residence here has not been the 



