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MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURE. 



time occupied being twelve hours of man and twenty-four of 

 horse. We commenced planting May 15, using a home-made 

 machine which planted in drills three feet apart, and dropped 

 the corn, one kernel every six inches in the drill. The time 

 occupied was eight hours of horse and sixteen hours of man 

 labor. May 17, we expended five hours of man labor, and 

 on May 25, two hours, applying fertilizer which was left over 

 to the drills. 



The cultivation used was Rosa's system of horse-hoeing. 

 We occupied 15^ hours of man and 153, hours of horse labor 

 for cultivating, and 35^ hours of man and the same of horse 

 labor for the horse-hoeing, and 9| hours of man and horse in 

 hilling. We commenced cutting and stooking the corn in 

 this field, September 7, and the time occupied was in all 185 

 hours. 



Our labor this year has not cost us over $1.50 a day, and 

 we have hired some for less. We estimate the cost of har- 

 vesting the stover and grain as two days labor of man and 

 horses per acre. Let us now present our result in tabular 



form : — 



For Eight Acres. 



We therefore present the following account 



