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as I could see the rows comfortably, horse-hoed it both 



ways ; cost one dollar. Ten days after one way, fifty cents ; 



intending to go the other way the following week, but the 



corn was so stout abandoned the idea. It was not touched 



with hand hoe. 



Paid three dollars and fifty cents for cutting top stalks, 



which I put in the barn green. Cost of harvesting corn and 



fodder, eight dollars and twenty-five cents. Cost per bushel, 



thirty-six cents. 



Dr. 



Manure, allowiug three-fifths unused, . . .. $20 00 



Ploughing and harrowing, *4 00 



Planting, - 1 50 



Horsehoeing, 1 50 



Cutting stalks, ..... 

 Harvesting, ..... 

 Seed corn, . . 



Cost, $40 75 



Cr. 



One hundred and twelve bushels of corn, 

 One and one half tons stalks, 

 Two and one half tons fodder, . 



Deduct expenses, 



Profit on one and one-fourth acres. 



Marshfidd, November 26, 1881. 



Statement of Henry C. Dunham, of Marshfield. 



My cornfield was manured with four cords stable manure. 

 Three barrels ashes and hen manure were mixed and put in 

 the hill. The barn manure was spread before ploughing. As 



