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one-half acre of land. In May, 1857, the ground was ploughed 

 fine, and two bushels of wheat were sown and harrowed in. 

 The crop was harvested in August, and threshed with flails the 

 early part of September, The bald wheat was the variety sown. 



Value of crop : — 



28 bushels wheat, at $2, 



1|- tons straw, at $6.50, 



Expenses : — 

 Dirt from young cattle yard and labor in spreading. 

 Ploughing and sowing, $4 ; seed, $4, . 

 Harvesting and threshing, ..... 

 Interest on land, at $50 per acre, 

 Taxes on land, about ...... 



Profit, $32 65 



WORCESTER NORTH. 



Statement of Alonzo P. Goodridge. 



The acre upon which my wheat was raised is a clayey loam. 

 The crop in 1855 was corn, with 20 loads of stable manure. In 

 1856, the crop was wheat, without manure. In 1857, it was 

 ploughed twice about six inches deep, with two and one-third 

 cords of stable manure, and twenty-five bushels of dry ashes. 

 Two bushels of coffee wheat were sown the last week in April. 



Cost of preparing the land, &c., 



seed, 



manure, ..... 

 harvesting, .... 



Product, 22 bushels of wheat, $2, . 

 $5 worth of straw, . 



Profit, $18 50 



