CHAPTER VII. 



LABOR ON THE FARM. 



Where the labor is hired it is easy enough to determine 

 its cost, but where it is furnished almost wholly by the mem- 

 bers of the family it is quite another thing. The labor 

 herein, unless otherwise specified, was furnished by the 

 family. It seems fair to assume that the head of the fam- 

 ily, F. C. Hibbard, should receive credit for it. The rate 

 of wages during January is $18.00 per month and board, 

 figured at $2.50 per week. The rate per hour for the team 

 is considered the same as that for the man. 



PRICES OF FARM PRODUCTS. 



The prices of feeds and products used during the month 

 are taken from the local paper, The Northfield News, when 

 given, and by inquiry when not. They are as follows : 

 Corn fodder, shredded and unshredded, $3 per ton; hay $6 

 per ton; oats 31c per bushel; corn 35c per bushel; barley 

 35c per bushel; whole milk $1 per hundred; skim milk 15 

 cents per hundred; cream (>c per Ib. ; butter 22c per Ib. ; 

 eggs 22c per dozen. 



GROUND FEED. 



At the beginning of the month there was on hand, as noted 

 in the inventory, some oats and barley, ground and ready 

 to be used in making up the feed. This was mixed together 

 and fed. On the 12th of the month six sacks each of oats 

 and barley were taken to the mill and ground. Before 

 grinding, the sacks were weighed ; the weight of the oats 

 being 470 Ibs. and of the barley 672 Ibs. Because of the 

 inconvenience in weighing either at home or at the feed 



