188 BRISTOL SOCIETY. 



Andrew H. Hall's Statement. 



The foLowing is a statement of the preparation of the ground, 

 planting, hoeing, and harvesting, a piece for white beans, raised 

 on a quarter of an acre of land. The land was planted to corn 

 and potatoes, in 1845 ; had about thirty-one horse-loads of ma- 

 nure to an acre put on it ; and yielded at the rate of 60 bushels 

 of corn to the -acre. April, 1846, six horse-loads of manure were 

 drawn from the barn-yard, and spread on the quarter of an acre, 



worth about $3 00 



In April, ploughed with 2 horses 1^ hours, ... 45 

 May 20th, ploughed with 1 horse, 1 hour, ... 20 

 May 25th, planted, man and boy £ day .... 75 

 July 3d, hoed 1£ days, $1 25,— 24th, hoed % day, 75 cts. 2 00 

 Sept. 3d, harvested beans, and laid them on the ground 



to dry ; by a boy, one day, 50 



Sept. 12th, carried to the barn, threshed, and winnowed, 



f of a day, 75 



Seed planted, 3| pints, ....... 10 



$7 75 



They were planted 18 inches one way, 8 the other, and put 

 one bean at a place. The whole crop measured 7 bushels, 1 

 peck, 5 quarts, and a pint, at $1 75 per bushel, $13 00. 



Taunton, Dec. 21, 1846. 



Jacob Dean's Statement. 



The land on which my turnips grew, had been in grass sev- 

 eral years, and no manure put on it. July, 1846, I cut from it 

 about 200 wt. of hay. Ploughed on the 20th ; on the 25th, spread 

 25 lbs. guano, and 4 loads compost manure, and harrowed it. 

 August 10th, 11th, and 12th, thinned, and weeded the turnips. 

 On the 7th November, pulled the same. 



