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In justice to myself I should not charge anytliing for husking 

 the corn, as it Avas all husked evenings, after the day's work was 

 done. 



Respectfully yours, A. L. Smith. 



Dover, Nov. 25, ISGl. 



STATEMENT OF GEN. LUCAS POND. 



Mr. Kimball — Agreeably to your request, I will give my 

 views on the renovation of old pastures. After an experience of 

 twenty years in different ways, I have come to the conclusion that 

 the one I entered for .premium is the best, as it pays all the cost 

 of labor and manure, and leaves the land in better condition than 

 any other way that I have tried. 



My practice has been to plow the pasture in the spring as soon 

 as the frost is out of the ground and let it He until it is dry ; then 

 harrow it over and let it lie until I have planted my corn ; then 

 harrow it well and furrow it one way 3| feet apart, with a good 

 sized plow going twice in a row in order to make a deep, wide fur- 

 row. I then put the manure in the roAvs a little less than two feet 

 apart, a good shovelful in a place. I select middle-sized potatoes, 

 cut them in the middle, and place them on opposite sides of the 

 manure, and cover them by placing the sods first round the hill, 

 and then put on dirt enough to make a good large hill. In June 

 I plow and hoe them once only. I use for manure two parts of 

 stable manure, and one part coal dirt that has been used for burn- 

 ing charcoal; if that cannot be procured I would recommend 

 meadow mud as preferable to loam. The next spring I lay it 

 down in the usual way with oats, barley or rye, as the ground is 

 best suited for. I prefer clover and Rhode Island for grass seed. 



Statement of expense of labor, manure, &c., for one acre the 

 present year : 



$72.00 

 Income. — 188 bushels of potatoes at 40 cents per 



bushel, 75.20 



Balance in favor of crop, . . . . $ 3.20 

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