PLANTING OF THE TREES 89 



By one old barn $45.00 



By apples on trees (153 trees at $1.85 each) . . . 283.00 



By 480 bushels of potatoes at 30 cents per bushel . . 144.00 



By five old sows, not fat 35.00 



One cow 15.00 



Three cows 70.00 



Two cows 35.00 



Three cows, two heifers, nine calves .... 187.00 

 Forty-three shoats and gilts, average 162 lb., at 2 cents 



per Ib 139.00 



Total $953.00 



The young hogs had eaten most of my small 

 potatoes and some of my corn before we parted 

 with them in late November. These sales were 

 made at the farm, and at low prices, for I was 

 afraid to send such stuff to market lest some one 

 should find out whence it came. The Four Oaks 

 brand was to stand for perfection in the future, 

 and I was not willing to handicap it in the least. 

 Top prices for gilt-edged produce is what inten- 

 sive farming means ; and if there is money in 

 land, it will be found close to this line. 



The potatoes had been dug and sold, or stored 

 in the cellar of the farm-house ; the apples from 

 the trees reserved for home use had been gath- 

 ered, and we were ready for the fall planting. 

 While waiting for the stock to arrive, we had 

 time to get in all the hay and most of the straw 

 into the forage barn, which was now under roof. 



On Saturday, the 26th, word came that six- 

 teen immense boxes had arrived at Exeter for 

 us. Three teams were sent at once, and each 

 team brought home two boxes. Three trips were 



