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BOARD OP AGRICULTURE. 



Bills Payable. 



John Smith, note, Oct. 1, 1865, $100 00 



Smith, Jones &; Co., as per our settlement Dec. 30, 1865, . 15 00 



$115 00 



Balance, $765 00 



1866. 

 Dec. -, 



17, 

 18, 

 19, 

 19, 

 19, 

 23, 

 23, 

 25, 

 29, 

 80, 

 30, 

 30, 

 30, 



Home Farm Account. 



Brought from 110th page, 

 To donation to Freedman Aid Society, . 



J. C. Brown, helping to butcher. 

 By B. T. Quinby, 98 lbs. beef, at 14c., . 



J. Keefe, 196 Kjs. beef, at 13c., . 



J. Keefe, 4 geese, 32^ lbs., at 20c., . 



Geo. Hapgood, balance 143 lbs. hide, at Be, 

 To W. R. R., freight on 1 bbl. sugar, . 



L. M. Larned, Worcester, 248 lbs. sugar, at 17c 



Joel Haskins, 4J yds. flannel, at 75c., 

 By John and team, 6 days piling logs, . 



William and team, hauling wood to Chester, 6 days 



0. S. Collins, 1 yoke of oxen, . 

 To due John and William, balance for work. 



Dr. 



Cr. 



43 50 



30, To interest on farm, tools, &c., 1865, .... 

 30, By increased value of stock, tools, &c., as per Inventory, 



$3,805 38 $5,149 96 

 659 00 



420 00 



30, 



Profit of farming, 1865, 



$4,464 38 

 1,105 58 



$5,559 96 $5,569 96 



Memoranda. 



Dec. 28, 1865. — Dressed hog and shoat. Live weight of shoal, 213 lbs. ; dead weight, 

 (loss of blood,) 206 lbs.; dressed weight, 176 lbs. Shrinkage per cwt., about 17f lbs., or 

 a little over 1-6. 



Live weight of sow, 312 lbs. ; dressed weight, 274 lbs. ; shrinkage, 38 lbs. Shrinkage 

 per cwt., 12^ lbs., or less than J. 



Dec. 28, 1865.— Took 240 lbs. rye to mill. Shrunk by grinding, 5 lbs. Also, 487 lbs. 

 cob corn and buckwheat. Shrunk by grinding, 5 lbs. Paid toll in money. 



Dec. 30, 1865. — Cut down hay in middle barn bay. Commenced feeding north part. 



Errors and Resolves. 

 March 20, 1864. Resolved, That I will not feed straw and keep cattle so close la fore 

 part of winter. That I will keep stock and sheep better next winter. 



April 10, 1865. Have kept stock first-rate the past winter, and am well satisfied. 



Aug. 10, 1865. Resolved, That I will commence haying earlier hereafter. That the 

 crops may as well suffer a little at the first end of haying as too much at the last end; and 

 will cut white tops before 18th July, and all land to cut the second crop, the first crop 

 must be cut in June. 



