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Products. 



Eng. hay, Iri tons pr ac. 40 tons 



14 bus. 



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Wheat, 18 bus. 

 Ind. corn, 30 " 

 Rye, 30 " 

 Barley, 40 " 

 Beans, 



Potatoes,25a " 

 Beets, 

 Carrots, 

 Turnips, 

 Swedish turnips. 

 Broom corn, 

 Hops, 



The live stock on the farm consists of, horse, 1; oxen, 6; 

 cows, 3 ; sheep, 30 ; swine, 5 ; young neat stock, 10. 



Amount of produce sold in 1838, $630 ; amount used or on 

 hand when the return was given, $689 ; cost of labor, $220 ; 

 incidental expenses, $150. The poultry sold amounts to $15 

 yearly. 



The cost of cultivating an acre of Indian corn is estimated 

 at $24 ; of oats, at $12 ; of rye, at $13 ; of potatoes, at $30. 

 The price of man's labor, besides board, $150 per year; $14 

 per month ; $1 per day. Man's board is rated at $2 per week. 



The value of tillage and mowing land is set down at $40 

 per acre ; of pasture, $25 ; of woodland in pine, $20, in hard 

 wood, fit to be cut, $30 ; of hard wood per cord, $2 50 ; pine do. 

 $1 50 ; merchantable pine boards per M. $10; charcoal, 6 cts. 

 per bushel. 



The average yield of a cow in milk is 800 gallons ; in but- 

 ter, 200 lbs. ; in new milk cheese, 300 lbs. Average weight 

 of a hog fatted at 18 months old, is 400 lbs. Average yield of 

 a sheep — native, 3 lbs. ; merino, 2J lbs. 



For tillage land this farmer uses about ten loads of manure 

 per acre ; and for grass, about fifteen loads, spread on in the 



