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Let. — Expenses of an acre of Corn. 



Ploughing, $2 ; harrowing, 50 cts.; seed, 37icts.; plant- 

 ing, $2, $4 87J 



Manure, 20 large loads — say, i cord each — 50 cts. ; 5 

 cords to the corn crop, $5 ; getting out halt' manure, 

 $1 50, . . . . . . 6 50 



Three hoeings, ^6 ; cutting up and gathering, $2 ; husk- 

 ing, $3, .... 



Interest on land, at $40, 



Product. 

 Fodder, equal to ;| ton of hay. 

 Corn, 50 bs., at 75 cts., 

 Add 4 loads of pumpkins. 



Profits on corn, .... ^21, 72 J 



Expenses of an acre of Oats. 



Ploughing, $2 ; seed, 2^ bs., 94 cts., . . . $2 94 



Manure and getting out ; half belongs to the oat crop, 6 50 



Threshing, $1 50 ; Interest on land, $2 40, . .3 90 



$13 34 



Product. 

 Oats, 50 bs., at 37^- cts., . . $16 75 



Eighty bundles straw, at 2 cts. per bundle, as 



sold at paper-mill, . . 1 60 



$18 35 

 Profits on oat crop, . . . . $5 01 



It seems bad economy to sell the straw at this rate. The manu- 

 facturer, perhaps, cannot afTord to give more. The farmer cannot 

 afford to take so little. The value of an acre of oat straw, yielding 

 50 bs. to the acre, even where manure is estimated as cheaply as 

 above, cannot be overrated at four or five dollars. It is not to be 

 recommended to sell it even for that. 



