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ure something more than an acre and a half. In 

 1834 and in the previous years it yielded annually 

 about one ton of meadow hay, fit only for litter. In 

 1836, a small piece was turned over with the hoe 

 and planted with potatoes. Other parts were taken 

 in succeeding years until the whole has been turned 

 and planted. The potatoes have been manured in 

 the hill and the yield has been 200 to 250 bushels 

 per acre. Corn, beans, pumpkins, squashes, ruta 

 bagas, and carrots have been tried in small patches, 

 and all have done well. 



The past season, the crops were as follows : 

 English Hay (Clover and Timothy,) on two thirds of 



an acre, 1 ton, $15 00 



Winter Rye, 1-2 an acre, 14 quarts seed, > lfi ~ 9l 



yield 12 1-2 bushels, at #1 25, 5 * 



Black Sea Wheat, 1-4 acre, 7 qts. seed, > 7 nn 



yield 4 bushels, at $1 75, ) 



Chenango Potatoes, 30 poles, yield, 46 ) 1 q An 



bushels, at 40 cents, ) 



Sugar Beets, 20 poles, yield, 106 bush- > 91 on 



els, at 20 cents, ) 



Second crop on Rye and Wheat stubbles, ) 19 kh 



25 cwt. at 50 cents, ] lZ ™ 



$39 72|- 

 The wheat lodged badly and was cut while very 

 green ; the yield was less than if it had ripened well. 

 Drills were opened with the hoe for the sugar beets, 

 and a gravelly wash from the road side, mixed with 

 wood ashes, was put into them. The dressing for 18 

 poles cost two dollars. On the remaining two poles 

 the wash was mixed with bone ; cost nearly two dol- 



