496 



and indulge it as far as my strength will permit, on a little reserve I 

 have made, having leased the most of my land since 1836. Until then 

 1 continued my farm account in the same manner as when I exhibited 

 to you the result to the year 1820. I could give the items as I then 

 did, but having pursued so nearly the same course it may answer every 

 purpose to give the amount produced each year, in gross, and save the 

 time of separating the items. The expense of labor may be consid- 

 ered the same, the variation from year to year being very trifling ; also 

 the supply for family consumption has been about the same. You will 

 see that the sales from year to year vary considerably. This is owing 

 not so much to the amount produced as would seem. My account was 

 kept of sales within the year ; in the year 1828 I sold no hay of conse- 

 quence, it being very low at that period, and the sales were made the 

 following years ; the average of the whole gives the fair result. 



Sales. 



$16,363 13 



Which is an average of ... . $1,022 68 per annum. 

 Add for products used in my family, as stated 



in memorandum of 1820, . . 454 00 



.$1,476 68 

 Deduct for expense of labor, etc., as then, 

 though rather less, but there is so little 

 variation I state the same, . . 566 30 



$910 38 

 I then deduct 6 per cent, on the value of the 



land, $6,497 87, as then stated, 389 87 



$520 5] balance 



