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of May. It received two hoeings ; at each time the cultivator 

 was used ; the land was kept level ; at the last time of hoeing, 

 grass-seed was sowed. The 17th and 18th of November, it was 

 cut up and harvested. , 



Expenses of the crop. 



The land I value at $90. 

 Interest of the land, - 

 Five cords of manure, at $6, - 

 Heaving manure, _____ 

 Ploughing, harrowing and furrowing, 

 Putting out manure, .._.__- 

 Dropping and covering the seed, 

 Cultivating and hoeing twice, 

 Topping the stalks, ---■-,- 

 Harvesting and husking, 



$54 40 

 Value of crop, <$*c. 



Half the manure, $ 15 00 



Eighty-eight bushels of corn, - - - 88 00 

 Three tons of fodder, - 24 00 



127 00 

 From which, deduct expenses of crop, - - 54 40 



$72 60 



Root Crops. 



Notwithstanding the great variety of dishes displayed in our 

 bill of fare, the committee, on sitting down to their entertain- 

 ment, found themselves restricted to but one, and this not of 

 the most savory odor. They found onions of the very best 

 quality, — but still nothing but onions. They also found this 

 article now for the first time brought forward. At the solicita- 

 tion of the committee, they have been favored by the several 



