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in, fifteen loads of long manure, and putting fifteen loads of 

 conipot^t in the hill. Manures his potato crops, by spreading 

 and harrowing in fifteen loads to the acre. Ploughs his land 

 for corn in the autumn, from seven to eight inches deep. 

 There are, upon the farm, 500 apple trees, from five to thirty 

 years old, engrafted, and many of them in a bearing state, 

 beside other fruits, as peaches, pears, plums, cherries, &c. Mr. 

 K. has improved four acres of land within the last three years, 

 by removing stones into walls, at a cost of twenty-five dollars 

 the acre, and has also improved his water privileges, by dig- 

 ing new wells, and deepening old ones, and conducting the 

 water into troughs through lead pipes. 



The committee found the valuation of Mr Kendall's farm 



and outlands, upon the assessors books, to be . ^7,700 00 



The annual interest on which is ... 462 00 



The number and value of his stock, as estimated by the 



committee is — 



23 Cows, at $20 each, $460 00 



200 00 

 60 00 

 42 00 

 125 00 

 75 00 

 75 00 

 30 00 



4 Oxen, at $50 each, . 



6 Yearlings, at $10 each, 



7 Calves, at $6 each, . 

 2 Horses, 



10 Pigs and two old Hogs, 



1 Two-year old Colt, 



1 Nursling Colt, . 



All amounting to . . . • . . $1,067 00 

 One year's interest on this amount, is . . . 64 00 



One year's interest on cost of tools, repairing the 



same, and blacksmith's bills, by estimation, . 50 00 



Annual amount paid for labor, .... 240 00 



My own labor, annually, 150 00 



My son's » " . . . . ^ . . 150 00 



The labor in the iiouse is done by Mrs. Kendall, 

 with the assistance of a maid six months in the 

 year, all of which the committee estimate at . 112 50 

 Annual expenses of the farm, including interest on 



stock and cost of farm, ..... 1,228 52 

 Tl'.e yearly produce is 5^ acres of Indian corn, yield- 

 ing 275 bushels, at 92 cents, .... 253 00 



