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Then procured a tackle and falls ; began upon one side to 

 fell the trees, which I did by hitching- one end of the tackle 

 to the top of the tree to be felled, the other end to one of 

 the standing trees, I then cut off the roots in sight, and 

 with a horse hitched to the tackle pulled the tree over. 

 This I did until all the trees on the piece were lying flat. 

 I then put the trees into cord-wood, piling and burning the 

 brush as we went, and drawing off the wood. I had men 

 follow on with bog-hoes turning over the land and remov- 

 ing the remaining roots. The stumps and roots were piled 

 and burned clean, leaving the land in a condition to be 

 planted. 



In the spring of '84, it was furrowed with a plow, four 

 cords of shaving manure applied in tlie drill, and planted 

 with potatoes. They were hoed once during the season, 

 dug in the fall ; the proceeds being one hundred and fifty 

 (150) bushels. Sold at 50 cts. per bushel. The crop was 

 almost ruined with the frost, on the night of the 29th of 

 May. After digging, 1 plowed the piece with one horse. 



In the spring of '85, 1 applied four cords of manure to 

 the acre, spread and harrowed it in, furrowed the land, 

 applied 850 lbs. of Bay State Phosphate in the drill, plant- 

 ed it to potatoes. They were cultivated once, hoed with a 

 horse hoe once, and dug. The product was 251 bushels. 

 Sold on the piece, at 50 cts. per bushel. 



Dr. 



One acre of land to John H. George, f 100 00 



To digging twelve rods of ditch 3x3, 6 00 



" clearing underbrush, four days' work, 5 00 



" Man and horse with tackle, two days, 6 00 



" Six days' work, digging trees, 7 50 



" Ciiopping 20 cords of wood, 18 00 



" Bogging land, ten days, 12 50 



" Burning brush and stumps, 1 50 



