538 FARM MANAGEMENT 



acres, of which 129 acres were in crops in 1908, and about 

 80 acres in pasture. The soil in crops is classified by the 

 Bureau of Soils as Volusia loam. The cropped land 

 extends up a hill that rises 200 feet above the buildings. 

 The pasture is on a lowland soil called Dunkirk clay loam. 



DETAILED LIST OF EQUIPMENT APRIL 1, 1911 1 



4 walking plows . . . $15 Grain binder .... 



Sulky plow 40 Potato digger .... 



2 shovel plows, 1-horse . 10 1 root cutter .... 

 Spring tooth harrow, 2- 2 fanning mills .... 



horse 35 Buzz saw 



Smoothing harrow, 1-horse 5 Scales 



Weeder 5 Aerator 



Grain drill 65 Cans and pails .... 



Roller 20 2 brooders 



Wheelbarrow grass seeder 8 Carriages 



Hand corn planter . . 5 Milk wagon 



Marker and coverer . . 8 Democrat ..... 



3 cultivators, 1-horse . 12 2 heavy wagons ... 



1 riding cultivator, 2-horse 40 2 cutters 



Hand potato sprayer . . 5 Manure sleds .... 



Mower 20 Light bobs 10 



Tedder 20 Heavy bobs 20 



Hay rake 20 Harness 100 



2 hay racks ..... 16 Crates, barrels, etc. . . 8 



3 hay cars, forks, etc. . . 35 Small tools 20 



1 The values of equipment are, of course, far below cost, as many of the 

 tools have been used many years. 



CROPS 



10 acres corn for silo. 



15 acres potatoes, 3300 bushels, 3168 bushels sold for $1797. 



2 acres cabbage, 20 tons, sold for $118. 



2 acres buckwheat, 30 bushels sold for $20. 

 22 acres oats, 1265 bushels, 545 bushels sold for $366, part sold 

 as seed oats. 



9 acres wheat, 350 bushels sold for $357. 

 67 acres timothy and clover, about 100 tons, sold $110 worth. 



2 acres old apple trees, sold $12. 



