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In the former case, gypsum and ashes only were used, 

 charged at $5 50 cents ; in the latter case, 35 loads of barn- 

 manure were used, charged at one dollar per load. 



3. Five acres in oats. 



Expenses of cultivation and seed, . . . . 35 50 



Returns. 280 bushels oats, at 42 cents, . 117 60 



Straw, say four tons, at 3 dollars, 12 00 



129 60 



4. Five acres in rye. 



Expenses and seed, . . . . . . 21 50 



Returns. 60 bushels, at one dollar per bushel, 60 00 



Straw, say four tons, at 3 dollars, 12 00 



72 00 



5. Two and a half acres in winter wheat. 



Expenses and seed, . . . . . . 13 75 



Returns. 20 bushels wheat, at $1 50, . 30 00 



Straw, two tons, at 3 dollars, . 6 00 



36 00 



6. Two and three fourths acres in spring wheat. 



Expenses of cultivation and seed, . . . . 15 58 



Returns. 38 bushels of wheat, at $1 50 cents 



per bushel, . . . 57 ^ 



2 tons of straw, at 3 dollars, . 6 00 



63 00 



7. Fourteen acres in grass, home lot. 

 Expenses of getting two crops, in both 45 tons, 

 Forty-five tons of hay, at 8 dollars per ton, 



8. Seven and a half acres in grass, in meadow. 

 Expenses of getting the hay, 15 tons, 

 Value of the hay, 15 tons, at 8 dollars. 



The foregoing may be considered as examples of extraordi- 

 nary success. I give them as such. They are examples of 

 extraordinary success and extraordinary skill and good manage- 

 ment. The success is the result of the good management. 

 The good management others can command ; and consequently 



