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L. D. Hills & J. C. Dillon in account with 



Corn Crop on 1 9-10 Acres. 



1884. Dr. 



May 17, To plowing, mau and team, 12 hours, 



at $3.50 per day, $ 4 20 



"■ '^ " Harrowing, 1 40 



" 21, " Marking both ways, 1 05 



'' " " Seed corn, 1-2 bushel, 60 



" " " Planting by hand planter, 75 



" 22, " Seed potatoes and planting, 50 

 " " '• Fertilizer (2,200 lbs. Geo. W. Miles' 



Fish and Potash), . 36 00 



" " " Applying, 1 50 



" 23, " Harrowing, 1 40 



'^ '' " Line and lining, 50 



June 11, " Planting pumpkins, 1 00 



" " " Cultivating 4 times, 4 00 



" "■ " Hoeing twice, 4 50 



Sept. 9, " Cutting, l)inding and stocking, 4 50 



" 20, " Husking, 6 00 



" 21, " Drawing in stalks, 2 00 



" " " Harvesting potatoes and pumpkins, 50 



1884. 

 By 70 1-2 bushels corn at 75 cents, 

 " 2 1-2 tons stalks, at $10 per ton, 

 " 6 bushels potatoes at 50 cents, 

 " 360 pumpkins at 3 cents. 



Deduct cost as above. 



Profit. $26 37 



Of the expense Mr. Hills contributed $36 in the shape of 2,200 



lbs. of Geo. W. Miles' fish and potash, and received into his barn 



produce well worth $48.33 ; while I contributed in seed and labor 



$34.30 and got the other half. 



In other words I got pa}' for my seed and labor and $14.03 for 

 profit, and Mr. Hills gets back cost of fertilizer and $12.33 for the 

 use of the land, and also whatever benefit remains on the land from 

 the manure and cultivation. 



