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THE QUOSHNET BOG. 



This paid thirty-five per cent last year, and left a bal- 

 ance in the treasury of $1,800. Some of the buildings 

 having burned down, this fund was reserved for the pur- 

 pose of rebuilding them. 



A little four- acre piece, costing $2,000, in 1882 paid a 

 dividend of $2,300, or 115 per cent. 



Scores of cases could be cited of good paying bogs. One 

 gentleman, heavily interested in bogs in Carver and else- 

 where, had a two-year old piece in Carver that paid 

 twenty-five per cent, and another that paid him 230 per 

 cent in one year. This gentleman is well known, of un- 

 doubted veracity, and his name can be given to anyone 

 who desires. 



I will close the list by adducing one further instance, 

 of which I am personally cognizant, namely : 



THE ABAGAIL'S BROOK BOG. 



This is a bog of eleven and three-fourths acres. The 

 following are the figures for 1884. 



The receipts for 1884 were, gross $5,435.24 



Expenses 1,9T3.87 



Dividend $3,511.37 



Paid seventy- two per cent of its cost. Number of 

 barrels picked, 509. 



EXPENSES IN DETAIL. 



Cost of weeding, digging canal and repairs to dam. $322.50 



Town of Mashpee tax 72.00 



Chas L. Baxter, 200 boxes @ 26ic per 100 53.00 



Do. 509 bbls @ 45 229.05 



Carting 509 bbls. to depot 84.83 



Cost of picking 831.94 



" " screening 118.63 



Workmen's time during picking and screening 183.72 



Nails 1.20 



Use of horse, 11 days @ $2.00 per day 22.00 



Writing account 5.00 



Care during the year 50.00 



Total... ...$1973.87 



