118 FARM ACCOUNTS. 



oat field 1 man and team 6J; hauling rock from pasture 

 2 men and team ^ ; cleaning seed oats 2 men ^ . . . . Eggs laid 

 32.... Set aside for home use: 1J gallons milk, 1 pint 

 cream. 



Apr. 29. Paid for medicine $1 ; meat 50c; oranges 30c. . . . 

 Sold Mercantile Co. on account, 5 Ibs. butter at 23c; 9 doz. 

 eggs at 14c .... Sold 1 qt. cream 20c .... Hours of labor : 

 Cattle 4-J ; horses 2 ; hogs f ; poultry J ; sowing oats 1 man 

 and team 8 ; dragging on oat field 1 man and team 6 ; pump- 

 ing water for cattle 1 man f . . . . Eggs laid 29 Set aside 



for home use: 1J gallons milk, 1 quart cream, 4^ pounds 

 butter. 



Apr. 30. Hours of labor: Cattle 4^; horses 2; hogs f ; 

 poultry J ; plowing on barley field 1 man and team 2 ; drag- 

 ging oat field 1 man and team 1; 2 men and 2 teams 4; 

 sowing oats 1 man and team 4 ; sowing grass seed 1 man ; 

 cleaning oats for seed 2 men J ; burning grass along fences 

 1 man 1-J- ; churning time for week 1 woman 5 .... Eggs laid 

 30.... Set aside for home use: 1-J gallons milk, 1 quart 

 cream. 



The rate of wages during the month is f 25 per month and 

 board. The board is figured at $2.50 per week. 



The prices of feeds and products used during the month 

 are as follows : Corn fodder $3 per ton ; hay f 7 per ton ; oats 

 35c per bushel ; corn 40c per bushel ; barley 36c per bushel ; 

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

 cream 80c per gallon; butter 22c per pound; eggs 14c per 

 dozen ; dressed chicken lOc per pound. 



May 1. "Paid for groceries 25c. . . .Hours of labor: Cat 



tie 4J ; horses 2; hogs f; poultry J Eggs laid 36 Set 



aside for home use: 1J gallons milk, 1 egg. 



May 2. Hours of labor: Cattle 4^; horses 2; hogs f ; 

 poultry ^ ; dragging on oat field 2 men and 2 teams 3J ; 

 plowing barley field 1 man and 3 horses 3 ; uncovering straw- 

 berries 1 man 1J ; covering ice with sawdust 1 man J ; clean- 

 ing seed barley 2 men 1 ; sowing barley 1 man and team 8 ; 



A fortress on its guard is not surprised. Spanish. 



