10 



TALKS OX MAXtTEES. 



of corn per acre, instead of 30. He would get for his crop, 



including stalks $ < 5 00 



Expenses. Preparing land for the crop $5 00 



Planting and seed 1 50 



Cultivating 5 CO 



Hoeing 3 CO 



Catting up the corn 1 50 



Husking and drawing 10 00 



Drawing in the stalks 3 00 



Shelling, etc 6 00 



$35 00 



Profit per acre. 



$40 00 



Take another case, which actually occurred in this neighborhood. 

 The Judge is a good farmer, and particularly successful in raising 

 potatoes and selling them at a good price to hotels and private 

 families. He cultivates very thoroughly, plants in hills, and puts 

 a handful of ashes, plaster, and hen-manure, on the hill. 



In 1873, his crop of Peachblows was at the rats of 208 bushels 

 per acre. Of these, 200 bushels were sold at 60 cents per bushel. 

 There were 8 bushels of small potatoes, worth say 12J cents per 

 bushel, to feed out to stock. 



Mr. Sloe, who lives on an adjoining farm, had three acres of 

 Peachblow potatoes the same year. The yield was 100 busliels per 

 acre of which 25 bushels were not large enough for market, he 

 got 50 cents per bushel for tbe others. 



The account of the two crops stands as follows: 



Expenses Per Acre: 



Mr.Sloc^Judge. 



Since then, Mr. Sloo has been making and using more manure, 

 and the year before last (1875) his crop of potatoes averaged over 



