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obtain so easily from any other place ; it had never been used 

 except as a pasture, and had never been ploughed. 



In the spring of 1859 I cut the w^ood and bushes from two 

 acres, ploughed it, dug and carted off a part of the rocks and 

 stones, burnt the bushes, carted on about six cords of manure, 

 and planted with corn, potatoes and cabbage ; the ground was 

 rough, and it was rather a poor crop. 



In the fall of 1859 the other acre was cleared, the bushes 

 were burnt, and the ashes spread over the ground and ploughed 

 in, the stones were carted off, in part, and in the spring of 1860 

 it was cross-ploughed, the roots dug up and burnt, and the 

 ashes spread over the lot, then manured with five cords of 

 manure, and planted with corn. 



The two acre lot was planted the present year, after spread- 

 ing about eight and a half cords of manure, with pease, pickles, 

 sweet corn and cabbage, with ruta-baga as a second crop after 

 the pease. We have kept no particular account of the work 

 done upon the piece in carting off the small stones, but some 

 idea of the quantity may be formed when I state that a road 

 has been bedded with them nearly forty rods long, twelve feet 

 wide, and one and a half feet deep. A well twenty-five feet 

 deep was stoned with them, and the backing for a cellar wall one 

 hundred and thirty feet long, and equal to one foot by one and 

 a half deep and wide. Also a trench for a wall across the lot 

 and for underdraining, about twenty-two rods long and two 

 ahd a half feet deep and wide ; and in addition to the above, 

 a man, with a yoke of oxen, carted three days, and a con- 

 siderable quantity are yet left upon the ground. No charge 

 has been made for any of the above work, as the stones were 

 wanted, and were worth the cost of picking and carting. 



The digging of part of the above, and also the digging and 

 hauling of large ones sufficient to build a heavy wall of about 

 twenty-two rods across the lot, twelve of which have already 

 been laid up, have been charged to the lot, and there arc now 

 on the ground enough large ones to build from twelve to fifteen 

 rods more. 



The expense of clearing, cultivating, and inclosing the lot, 

 has been as follows : — 



