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The extent of his out-lots is not given ; but it may be infer- 

 red from the fact that for one of them he pays an annual rent 

 of 35 dollars; for the other piece 40 dollars. 



The amount of sales from the whole three within the year 

 thus far, is $3428 54. The amount of sales from his home-lot 

 of seven acres, is $2675 54. The amount paid for labor on 

 the whole up to this date (27th Nov., 1841) is $499 99, with- 

 out including the expense of board of the men. This, I pre- 

 sume does not embrace any charge for his own labor and super- 

 vision and marketing. The bills paid since the last spring for 

 manure amount to $224 75 ; but he thinks the whole used 

 has amounted to twice that sum. 



His particular aim is to raise fruit and vegetables for the mar- 

 ket, such as apples, peaches, strawberries, raspberries; and lettuce, 

 radishes, spinach and other greens, early cabbage, cucumbers, 

 squashes, melons of various kinds, cauliflower, brocoli, beets, 

 carrots, turnips, pease, beans, onions, &c., all of which are pro- 

 fitable crops, when he is successful in growing them. 



He plants little of corn and potatoes, as he thinks he can use 

 the ground to much better advantage. Some of his most pro- 

 ductive crops the present season have been fall-sov/ed onions, 

 from a piece of land 3 rods in width, and 8 rods in length, 

 which gave him 167 dollars. Another profitable crop was saba, 

 or as they are sometimes called seve beans. There were 1248 

 hills, which, on the first picking yielded 38 dollars. The yield 

 according to the account kept, amounted to 70 dollars, when 

 having lost his minutes, he was unable to ascertain the entire 

 amount. Of string beans he had the last season two acres. 

 From this lot it was not unusual to carry ten barrels in a day 

 to market. In two weeks he carried to market from this lot 

 172 bushels, the average price of which was 67 cents per 

 bushel or $115 24. At the same time this ground was occu- 

 pied with other crops, such as melons, tomatoes, cauliflowers, 

 cabbages, &c. As soon as the beans had ceased to bear, the 

 vines were immediately removed, and the ground being well 

 cultivated, there was ample room and time for the other crops 



