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many people this summer. The ground has been carefully 

 measured and found to contain a trifle less than 38 acres. 



"It took five pounds of twine to bind each acre, and 

 with the black rust that struck the wheat, the same as all 

 other fields in this country, this wheat yielded a little over 

 35 bushels per acre and weighed 60 pounds per bushel. 

 The people that know most about wheat in this country 

 say that the rust damaged this field of wheat not less than 

 20 bushels per acre, and my honest belief that if the rust 

 had not affected it it would have made 60 bushels per acre. 



"The wheat sold for $22.50 per acre, less the cost of 

 planting it and placing it upon the market, which was $6.50 

 per acre, leaving a net profit of $16.00 per acre. I think 

 this a fair margin for $5.00 land," 



