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part of them were weighed, and all were carefully meas- 

 ured in a bushel basket. Those that were weighed aver- 

 aged about thirty-nine bushels to the ton. Below you 

 have a statement of the expenses of the crop and dates 

 when the work was done. 



Expenses of Crop. 

 1841. 

 Nov. 10th. 5 cords compost manure, at $1 50, ^ 7 50 

 1^ days' ploughing, a $5, 7 50 



1842. 

 May 1st. 5j cords manure and meadow mud, 21 00 

 " 4th and 5th. 1^ days' ploughing, at $5, 7 50 

 U days' work, raking, at $1, 150 

 " 6th. 6 hours' time, sowing, 

 3 lbs. seed, 

 June 9th. 4 days' work by boys, weeding, 

 July 2d. 2 days' do. by men, at $1, 

 " 16th to 28th. 21| days' work, weeding, 

 thinning, at ^1, 

 Oct. 28th. 12^ days' work, harvesting. 

 Interest on cost of land, $100 per acre, 



^95 42 



Value of the crop. 



One half cost of manure for next year, $ 14 25 

 802 bushels carrots, say 40 bushels to 



the ton, making 20 tons, 1 cwt., at ^7, 140 35 



154 60 

 Deduct expenses, 95 42 



Profit, ;^59 18 



ANDREWS BREED. 

 Lynn, November, 1842. 



[This statement was accompanied by well authenti- 

 cated certificates of the measurement of the land and 

 crop.] 



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