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MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURE. 



ing- the buildings and fences in repair. I have charged all 

 labor dune on the farm by the day, including team work, 

 together with board. 



Products of the farm : — 

 121 bushels of corn at 83Jc., . 

 725 lbs. of broomcorn brush, at Gc, 

 2,310 lbs. of broomcorn seed, at Ic, . 

 25 buslicls of turnips, at 18|c., 



Quinces and apples, . . ' . 

 12 bushels of potatoes, at 50c., 

 5|- tons of corn fodder, at $5, 

 7 tons of hay, one at $14, six at $10, 

 2| tons of straw, at $6, 

 70 bushels of rye, at $1, 

 By pasturing cows, . 

 Rent of the house and garden, . 

 100 one-horse loads manure, at 75c., 



Expenses : — 

 Labor, team and board. 

 All kinds of seed. 

 Repairs of fences and buildings, 

 Interest on assessment, 

 Taxes, ..... 

 Manure of all kinds, 



$404 42 



Net profit, $97.76, the sum left me for tending stock and 

 oversight of the place. 



Sunderland, April 1, 1857. 



HAMPDEN. 



Statement of S. Pendleton. 



In presenting my farm and garden for examination, I feel a 



reluctance in calling your attention to the limited number of 



acres which I cultivate ; and from the fact that, generally, none 



but largo and decided model farms are considered worthy of 



