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[July, 



The cost of reclaiming a swamp, wet land, covered with bogs, 

 stump and hard hacks, was as follows: 



For 22 rods of underdrain ditch, $'8 80 



Cutting brush and burning, 12 00 



Plowing and harrowing, - 5 36 



$26 16 

 By ashes obtained, 11 00 



Cost. $'15 16 



The land, which was valueless before, is now considered to be 

 worth $75 per acre. Another swamp was cleared at an expense 

 of $40 per acre, and is now worth $100. 



Herd's Grass Seed. — On this the committee remark justly, that 

 every farmer should raise or save his own grass seed, as much 

 as his oats. Thorough and liberal stocking is recommended 

 strongly. 



Plowing Match. — The plowmen are required to plow quarter 

 of an acre, in 50 minutes. Work well done is encouraged and 

 rewarded rather than speed. An ox team once plowed a quarter 

 of an acre in 25 minutes. The rule is that the furrow slice should 



