350 



BARNSTABLE SOCIETY. 



been more to improve the land, than to produce large crops ;- 

 all the work has been hired, and mostly by the day. 



PRODUCE. 



11 tons of hay, at $12, 

 18 bushels rye, at 75 cts., 

 49.J " oats, at 50 cts., 

 carrots, at 25 cts, 

 beets, at 25 cts., 

 turnips, at 25 cts., 



u 



113 



811 

 135J " 



Corn fodder, _ _ _ _ 



Corn, (estimated at) 10 bushels, at 75 cts., 

 Beans, " " 2|- " " |3, - 



Potatoes, " " 35 " " 50 cts., 



Apples, " " 3 barrels, 



Turnips among corn, _ _ _ 



Total, - _ _ . 



Expenses of ploughing, harrowing, dress- 

 ing, sowing, cultivating, and harvesting, 



Profit, - - . - 



Barnstable, Sept. 30, 1850. 



$97 46 



William Howe's Statement. 



The farm which I offer for premium, contains about twenty- 

 six acres ; it was bought in the year 1823, and was then a 

 worn out tract of land, with scarcely any fence upon it, and 

 that not sufficient to confine cattle. In 1825 I began my im- 

 provements by digging rocks and stones, (of which there was 

 a plenty,) for the purpose of making walls, and have since 

 made and repaired about two hundred and thirty rods of wall, 

 and have fenced out a road on one side of it, at my own ex- 

 pense, of one hundred and thirteen rods. My interior fences 

 are mostly of wood, for the convenience of shifting, from year 

 to year, as occasion may require. As my farm is of an oblong 

 square, I begin at one end with my tillage, and go through in 

 rotation. 



