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farm, furnishes the following statement of the crops of the 

 year and the experiment of an ensilage crop. 



ToPSFiELD, Nov. 25, '05. 



Benj. p. Ware :■ — 



Dear Sir : — The following is a list of crops raised on- 

 Tread well Farm, year of 1905. 

 Hay and fodder, 35 tons. 

 Apples, 73 barrels. 



Ensilage corn experiment : — 



Ploughing 5 acres, pair horses, one man 2 1-2 days. 

 Harrow three times. 



Leaming corn 2 1-2 bush. $1.25 per bush. 

 Horse, two men running planter, 8 hrs. 

 Cultivated four times, one man and horse. 

 30 cords manure used. 

 Corn was cut with harvester at $3 per acre. 

 Four men, two days, $2 per day ; two double teams and 

 man $4, two days filling silo. 



One man and engine, two days, $5 per day. 

 Estimated about 75 tons. 

 Not less than 20 head of live stock been kept. 



Yours respectfully, 



L. D. Stanwood. 



The stock of cattle appear in good condition with sani- 

 tary care. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Benjamin P. Ware, Chairman. 



