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About half of an acre was very indifferently planted with white 

 beans, and then had a share of the guano charged to the corn. 

 The beans, both while growing and when ripe, were the finest 



1 ever saw. 



Two small squares upon the side hill, and surrounded by corn, 

 were planted with crook-neck and autumnal marrow squashes, 

 manured in the hill with poudrette. The latter were a fine crop, 

 the crook-necks were small. Five hills of the squashes were 

 manured in the hill with stable manure. The plants came up 

 well and looked well until the drought came on, and the 1st of 

 August there was not a green leaf upon them ; fortunately this 

 was my only experiment with stable manure upon this land. 



Cost of land, 7± acres, at $9 $ 67 50 



Cost of labor and manure, . . . . . 116 77 



Product. $184 27 



3£ acres corn, 176 bush, (ears), 88 bush. 75 cts. $66 00 



Corn-stalks sold for . . . . . 11 3S 



2 acres oats, 30 bush. 42 cts. . . . 12 60 

 beans, 2J bush. $1 50 . . 3 37 

 carrots, 190 bush. (5 tons 14cwt.) 20 cts. 38 00 

 potatoes, "Carter," 139 bush. 50 cts. 69 50 

 turnips, 80 bush. 20 cts. . . . 16 00 

 squashes, . . . . . 2 00 



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71 



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218 85 



Balance of income, . . $34 58 



Chicopee Falls, Oct. 1845. 



Note A. — Compost consisted of 10 loads of peat, cart- 

 ing on the lot, say 3 miles from the place where it was 

 dug, at 62| cts. per load, ..... 

 135 bush, leached ashes, at 6 cts., drawing 4 cts. 

 40 bush, shell lime, ...... 



1J cords chip dirt and drawing, 



6 hhds. refuse liquor from paper mill. 



Making 38 loads, cost . . . . $33 25 



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