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in Northfield. The land is alluvial ; of good quality ; on the 

 banks of the Connecticut. 



In 1828, the land was leased ; the proprietor to furnish fifty 

 buck-loads of manure from his barn-yard ; and to receive, as 

 rent of the land, half of the whole product. He received half 

 the top stalks, all the bottom stalks, and twenty-five bushels 

 of corn per acre. 



In 1829, the land was leased on the same terms, and he re- 

 ceived as above the coarse fodder, and twenty-two and a half 

 bushels of corn. 



In 1830, the proprietor leased it for broom corn, and stipu- 

 lated to deliver on the ground six loads of manure to the acre. 

 The brush, prepared for market, one half the crop, which he 

 received as rent, amounted to twenty-seven dollars per acre ; 

 price at which the brush sold in this case not ascertained. 



In 1831, he leased it again for broom corn, delivering upon 

 the land six loads of manure to the acre, at a cash rent of six- 

 teen dollars per acre. 



In 1832, without manure, he sowed it with oats, and ob- 

 tained from thirty-three to thirty-five bushels to the acre, which 

 he sold at forty-two cents per bushel. 



In 1833, without manure, he obtained an average yield of 

 twenty bushels of sound wheat to the acre, valued at one dollar 

 fifty to one dollar seventy-five cents per bushel. 



The land was valued at sixty dollars per acre ; at which 



price, at that time, land of the same quality in the immediate 



vicinity was sold. 



Smwinary per' Acre. 



In 1828, 25 bushels of Indian corn, at 75 cts. per bush. 18 75 



" 1829, 22* do. do. do 



" 1830, returns from broom corn sold, 



" 1831, rent of land in cash, .... 



" 1832, 24 bushels of oats, at 42 cents per bushel, 



1833,20 do. of wheat, at $1 50 cents, 



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Six years' interest upon 60 dollars, price per acre. 



Net profit of six years upon each acre, . . $97 lOJ 



