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May 19, ploughed with 2 horses, $1, cultivated with 

 1 horse, 17 cents, 



June 3, manure drawn out and spread, 



June 3, ploughed with a horse, 67 cts., harrowed, 17 cts. 



June 9, ploughed with a horse, 67 cts., harrowed, 17 cts. 



June 10, planted 2| days, $1 87; 30th, hoed first 

 time, 2| days, $1 87, 



July 28, hoed second time, 2| days, . 



August 9, weeds hoed out, 1| days, 



October 14, harvesting one day, c 



October 18, threshing and winnowing, 2| days, 



Seed planted, 5 pecks, ..... 



• $15 57 



Manure, 6 horse loads, spread on one half the piece of land, 

 estimated equal to 4 ox wagon loads. 



Planted 23 inches one way, and 21 inches the other. 



The following is a statement of the expense of raising a crop 

 of French Turnips, on a quarter of an acre of land : — 



May 19, ground ploughed with two horses, . . 50 



June 9, manure drawn out, $1 00 



June 9, manure spread, 17 cts., harrowed, 12 cents, . 29 



June 9, ploughed with one horse, .... 38 

 June 19, harrowed and ploughed, 50 cents, harrowed 



13 cents, 63 



June 20, planted, $1 13 ; July 10, thinned and hoed, 



$1 87, 2 00 



July 28, hoed, $1 12 : August 12, weeds hoed out, 75, 1 87 



$7 67 

 Manure, 7 one horse loads, estimated equal to 4 ox wagon 

 loads cattle's manure. One spoonful plaster in each hill, 280 

 hills. Planted 2 feet one way, and 22 inches the other. 



Halifax, Oct. 31, 1845. 



N. B. Mr. Litteljohn estimates the expense of raising a crop 

 on the same quantity of land, at $8 35. Josiah Whitman, at 

 $13 87. George W. Wood, at $10. 



