245 



Land valued at 100 and 200 dollars per acre ; say in- 

 terest on 150 dollars for five years, . . . 45 00 



Net balance in favor of land, ..... $66 45 



6. In Wilmington, the following account is furnished. 

 Rotation. Corn ; potatoes ; oats ; hay, two years. 



Balance against the corn, 40 bushels per acre, less ex- 

 penses, 874 cents. 



Balance in favor of potatoes, 250 bushels per acre, at 

 25 cents, less expenses, 



Balance in favor of oats, 40 bushels at 50 cents, less 

 expenses, ....... 



Hay — first year, \\ ton ; second year, 1 ton, sold 

 standing — 2A tons 



Deduct balance against corn, . 



Five years' interest on land, at $50 per acre, 

 Balance in favor of land, 



7. In Bedford, I have the following statement from a skil- 

 ful and successful farmer. 



Rotation. Potatoes ; corn ; oats ; grass, two years. 



Balance in favor of potatoes, 200 bushels, price 33 

 cents, less five cents per bushel paid as commission 

 for marketing, ....... 



Balance in favor of corn, 30 bush., expenses deducted, 



" " oats, 40 bushels at 55 cents, and 



straw, expenses deducted, ..... 



4th year, hay, 1| ton, getting deducted, . 



5th " '' 2 tons, 



(.i 



Interest on land at $50 per acre. 



Net proceeds, $82 40 



