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MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURE. 



[Lot No. 5— Rye and Oat Field — 7 acres, 3 rods.] 



Expenses. 

 Ploughing 3^ acres for oats, 

 Harrowing and sowing, 

 10 bushels seed oats, $10, 



(grass seed, $5,) . 

 Securing oats, $6, thresh- 

 ing, S7, , 

 Ploughing 2\ acres for rye. 

 Harrowing and rolling, 

 2 bushels seed rye. 

 Securing rye. 

 Threshing and storing, 

 Ploughing for potatoes, 

 Furrowing, $1, planting, $2, 

 6 bush, seed potatoes, at 80c., 

 10 loads manure for potatoes, 

 Cultivating, $2, hoeing, $3, 

 Digging and storing, . 



Total, . . 



Income. 

 71 bushels oats at $1.10, . 

 2 tons oat straw at $10, 

 37^ bushels rye at $2, 

 Rye straw sold for 

 80 bushels potatoes at 75c., 

 \ acre rented, . 



$78 10 

 20 00 

 75 00 

 22 00 

 60 00 

 3 00 



Total, 



$258 10 



[Lot No. 6- 

 Expenses. 



Ploughing the lot, 



50 loads manure for corn, . 



Drawing manure. 



Harrowing and furrowing, 



Seed corn, $1.50, potatoes, 

 50c., .... 



Planting 5 acres 100 rods 

 to corn, .... 



Cultivating both ways, 

 (twice per row,) . 



Hoeing corn twice, . 



Cutting stalks, . 



Cutting and drawing corn. 



Husking and storing. 



Manure for 60 rods turnips, 



Harrowing and sowing with 

 machine. 



Hoeing turnips, $3, harvest- 

 ing, $8, .... 



Total, 



-Com Field— 19 acres, 26 rods.] 



Income. 

 170 bushels shelled corn at 

 $2.05, .... 

 Corn fodder at $9 per acre, 

 9 bushels potatoes at 75c., . 

 Early round turnips, . 

 Pasturing sheep, 



$348 50 



60 62 



6 75 



44 00 



12 00 



Total, 



$461 87 



