145 



The sheep are described as a mixed race of Saxony and me- 

 rino blood, and the average yield of wool as 3 lbs. 10 oz. 

 This, presuming that it was well washed, is an extraordinary 

 yield. The size of the loads of manure is not given ; we can 

 only infer it from the facts that the team was light, the land 

 hilly, and the number unusually large. 



The whole amount of sales reached $1075. Value of pro- 

 duce used or reserved, $200. The cost of labor, $200. 



Man's labor, board included, is rated at per year, $200 ; per 

 month, $17 ; per day, 75 cents. Board of man at $1 50 cents 

 per week. 



This farmer states that five acres of his land produces annu- 

 ally an average of four tons of hay to the acre at one cutting. 

 The situation of the land is not given. He mentions a farmer 

 in his neighborhood having produced, the current year, from 

 seven cows and one two-year old heifer, which calved in June, 

 2150 lbs. of new milk cheese and 725 lbs. of butter. 



4. CoNWAT. — Acres, 145. Of tillage, 25 ; English mowing, 



25 ; pasture, 65 



in wood, 30 



waste, 5 acres. 



The soil is represented as loamy, gravelly, dry and hilly. The 

 hills in Conway furnish some of the best pasturage in the 

 county ; and the character of the soil, wherever capable of til- 

 lage, is very good. 

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