PLYMOUTH SOCIETY. 107 



The piece of land contains (as measured by Mr. Copeland) 

 1 acre 19 rods. Cost per acre, $56-^. 



I cut off first crop about one ton of good hay. One third part 

 I mowed again in September, and should think cut four or five 

 hundred of rowen. 



West Bridgewater, Oct., 1845. 



Statement of Josiah Whitman. 



The land mentioned in the annexed certificate was a bush 

 pasture in June, 1844, except one fourth of it, which was the 

 same in 1843. I then ploughed it and carted the brake and 

 bush sod from it. Could do no more that season for water. 



In June, 1844, mowed the bushes and brakes. The bushes 

 were swamp and upland whortleberry bushes. August 1st, 

 burnt the bushes and brakes ; 10th, ploughed it with six oxen 

 and a horse and four men, or rather tore up the bunches of 

 bushes and brakes. I then laid an open drain through the 

 lowest part of it, and commenced levelling the same with hoes 

 and axes. The brake sods and some of the bush sods I burnt ; 

 others I put into two pond holes, but for the greater part I dug 

 holes, and sunk them. By doing this way, I am in hopes the 

 land will be better ; so far it appears better than where I carted 

 them from the ground. I would here observe, that my plough- 

 ing only served to loosen the sod, as I had to hoe and shovel 

 over the most of the ground. After levelling the land, I spread 

 on seven loads of weak compost manure, and sowed one bushel 

 of Northern red top, and one half of a bushel of herds grass 

 seed, and hoed and raked in the same. 



The whole expense on an acre was $57 00. 



I have this season taken from said acre one ton and a half of 

 English hay, valued at $10 per ton standing, . . $15 00 



And four hundred of rowen, valued at . 2 00 



$17 00 

 East Bridgewater, Oct. 10^/i, 1845. 



