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One of the best farmers in the town and in the state, puts down 

 the expense of cultivating an acre of wheat at ^9 ; of oats at $8 ;. 

 of rye at $7 ; of potatoes at $28 ; of ruta baga at $25. Tiie items 

 of expense are not 2;iven. 



I subjoin from anoiiier enterprising cultivator, whose whole man- 

 agement in respect to cultivation and stock is entitled to high com- 

 mendation, an exact account of a crop of ruta baga and flat turnips 

 in 1S37. 



The charges for preparing, cultivating, gathering, and the product 

 of 4 acres Ruta Baga and English Turnips, are as follows : 

 April 21 and 22 — 2 days man and horse-team first 



ploughing 2, . . $4 00 



June 5 and G — 2 days man and horse-team, second 



ploughing 2, . . . 4 00 



" 6 to 9 — 3 teams and 3 hands, 3 days each, 



making 9 days drawing on 64 



loads manure, $1 50, . . 13 50 



" 10 — 2 men spreading manure, $1, . 2 00 



" *' 1 day man and horse-team harrowing, 2 00 



" "1 day man and horse ridging, . 1 50 



" "1 day man sowing, . . 1 00 



" " H lbs. seed, at the price I sold 



seed, $1, . . . 1 50 



.Tuly 5 and 6 — 8 days' labor hoeing and thin- 

 ning, $1, . . $8 00 



" 12 and 13 — 8 days' labor hoeing and thin- 

 ning, $1, . . 8 00 



Oct. 16 to 18 — 18 days' labor charged for gath- 

 ering, and 3 teams each 3 days, 

 drawing, at 75 cts., $20 25 



Cr. Deduct for tops, $2 per acre, 8 00 



$29 50 



$16 00 



$12 25 



$57 75 



