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George Chandler's Statement. 



I purchased my farm in the Spring of 1838, and took 

 immediate possession of the premises. It contained 

 forty-seven acres, divided as follows: Mowing and 

 tillage, thirty acres; pasturing, nine acres; and, eight 

 acres of wood-land. I paid for my farm, $2650,00, and 

 sold the original growth of wood and timber at a net 

 income of $503,00. A new crop of wood has completely 

 covered the ground from whence the first was removed. 

 It is of about eight years growth, and is now estimated 

 at forty cords. The thrifty growth of the new crop 

 convinces me that the land is not mis-applied, and that 

 the entire removal of the existing growth was a matter 

 of economy. 



When I took possession of my farm, the pasture was 

 comparatively new, being covered with the stumps of a 

 dense primeval forest. It was partially covered with 

 sweet-fern, which has been removed by cultivation. It 

 will now give sustenance to five cows during the graz- 

 ing season. Both this] and my other open lands were 

 destitute of good fences, when I commenced their occu- 

 pation. I have since built five hundred and twenty rods 

 of wall upon the farm. 



My mowing and tillage lands are level, but slightly 

 inclined in a north westerly direction. The soil is, for 

 the most part^ a dark slaty loam, and has required con- 

 siderable draining to bring its profitable qualities into 

 use. It also requires a generous allowance of top-dress- 

 ing to secure from it a series of profitable harvests. 



In 1838 my mowing lands yielded hay sufficient to 

 winter ten head of cattle. The amount has been con- 



