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corn in Gill are as follows : the land cultivated was one acre 

 seven rods. The crop of brush was nine hundred and thirteen 

 pounds. Of seed, there were one hundred and thirteen bush- 

 els ; eighty bushels of which, sold for twenty-five cents per 

 bushel. This was at the rate of eight hundred and seventy- 

 five pounds of brush to the acre. 



I subjoin also, the exact account of a crop cultivated by Al- 

 vah Hawkes, in Deerfield meadows, with which he was kind 

 enough to favor me. 



Expense of cultivating one acre of Broom Corn. 



One ploughing the 12th of May, , . . . 1 25 



Holeing out, one third of a days' work, ... 34 



Ten loads of manure at 75 cents per load, . . 7 50 



Putting manure in the hills, . . . . . 2 00 

 Planting, one day's work, f 1 00 ; seed, 4 quarts at 



75 cents per bushel, . . . . . . 1 10 



Hoeing first time 3 J days, $3 50 ; hoeing 2d time, 3 



days, $3 00, 6 50 



Hoeing 3d time, $2 50 ; horse and boy to plough for 



the season, $1 00, . . . . . . 3 50 



Tabling and cutting 4 days |4 00, ... 4 00 



Gathering, carting, and packing away, . . . 2 50 



$28 69 



The expense of cultivating one acre is as above $28 69, the 

 labor being rated at $1 00 per day, which is more than the ac- 

 tual cost. The yield was at the rate of 991 lbs. to the acre. 

 If the ground had been fully stocked, the crop would have been 

 more than 1000 lbs per acre. The brush was sold at 8^ cents 

 per lb. The crop of seed was light and poor ; at the rate of 

 50 bushels to 3 acres ; and was sold at 16| cents per bushel 

 or $2 77 per acre. 



To the above expenses of $28 69 are to be added as fol- 

 lows : 



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