103 



1^ acres of potatoes, J acre of turnips, Indian corn 20 acres at 75 

 bs. to the acre ; pork fatted 4500 lbs. ; butter 1500 lbs. ; new milk 

 cheese 4000 lbs. 



Farm VII. — Acres 525 ; of this, however, 270 acres are in dis- 

 tant pasturing, and 100 in wood, leaving 155 in tillage, mowing, 

 orcharding, wet meadow, &c. &c. Stock — horses 4, oxen 4, cows 

 4, sheep 500, swine 15, young neat stock 28. 



Products — hay 130 tons of best quality ; 30 tons of inferior ; 

 wheat 167 bs. ; rye 280 bs. ; oats 600 bs. ; potatoes 1300 bs. ; 

 turnips 250 bs. ; Swedish turnips 1440 bs. ; beef fatted 6000 lbs. ; 

 pork 1480 lbs. ; butter 360 lbs. ; wool 1280 lbs.; maple-sugar 150 

 lbs. ; winter apples 60 bs. ; apples for swine 200 bs. ; straw 20 

 tons ; wood sold 1 00 cords ; manure made 260 loads ; manure 

 bought 25 loads ; calves sold 6, $5 each ; 80 lambs raised this year 

 from 80 ewes. 



Farm VIII. — Land which can be tilled 200 acres ; mowing 35 

 acres ; orcharding 3 acres ; wood 150 acres ; waste 75 acres. 



Live stock — horses 4, cows 20, sheep 54, swine 16, young neat 

 stock 10. 



Amount of sales in 1838, ^2250. Expenses — labor, board and 

 team, ^1 125. 



Crops — hay 55 tons ; wheat 39 bs. ; Indian corn 300 bs. ; rye 

 300 bs. ; oats 1000 bs. ; potatoes 500 bs. ; rutabaga 100 bs., other 

 vegetables 30 bs. ; butter 300 lbs. ; beef 1500 lbs. ; pork 5200 lbs.; 

 new milk cheese 3000 lbs. ; wool 180 lbs. ; cider 40 bbls. ; winter 

 apples 100 bs. 



XIII. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. 



I might extend these reports, having through the kindness of many 

 friends in the county received a considerable number of returns. 

 These however, will be sufficient as specimens of the general hus- 

 bandry of the county. To these I subjoin a document which I am 

 persuaded will possess much interest. That is a complete return, 



