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as the stones were wanted and were worth the cost of picking and 

 carting. 



The digging of part of the above, and also the digging and haul- 

 ing of large ones sufficient to build a heavy wall of about twenty- 

 two rods across the lot, twelve of which have already been laid up, 

 have been charged to the lot, and there are now on the ground 

 enough large ones to build from twelve to fifteen rods more. 



The expense of Clearing, Cultivating and Enclosing the Lot has 

 been as follows : — 



The work upon the two acre lot in the Spring 



and Summer of 1859 was, . , |T0.00 



Six cords of manure, .... 36.00 



1860, labor through the season, . . 82.00 



" 8i cords of manure, . . . 51.00 



$239.00 



Expense of the one acre lot, 



1859, work, ploughing and digging rocks, . $30.00 



1860, five cords of manure, . . . 30.00 

 " labor through the season, . . 38.50 



98.50 



$337.50 

 Ashes from burnt roots and brush, . . 10.00 



The produce has been as follows from the two acre 

 lot in 1859 :— 

 Com and corn fodder, .... $64.00 



Potatoes, 8.40 



Cabbage, 30.00 



$347.50 



1860, peas $32.25 early cabbage $40, . $72.25 

 " pickles $48.11, sweet corn $6, . ' 54.11 



" late cabbage $48, savoy, and red do. $12, 60.00 

 " rutabaga 33.75 



From the one acre lot as follows : — 



1860, corn 83 bush, and 37 lbs., . . 83.65 



" 4900 lbs. top stalks at 15 per ton, . 36.75 



" 6000 lbs. butts and husks, . . 22.50 



$102.40 



$220.11 



$142.90 



$465.41 

 347.50 



Clear profit, $117.91 



Cost of clearing and cultivating, . . 347.50 



