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tivated and hoed three times ; and one hundred days from 

 planting could cut plenty of eight and ten pound heads. 

 Cut and sold 108 barrels in Lawrence and Methuen (two 

 and three miles), and put away 1886 heads for seed pur- 

 poses. 



The land measured 24,946 square feet, being 3,166 feet 

 more than one-half acre. 



Dr. 



5 cords manure, at $8, $40 00 



1200 pounds bone, 12 00 



950 pounds Bay State phosphate, 18 05 



Plowing and harrowing, 3 00 



Planting, 4 12 



Seed, 2 00 



Cultivation, 15 00 



Cutting and marketing, 21 60 



Total receipts, $183 10 



Profit, 77 33 



Receipts per acre, 338 08 



Profit per acre, 135 38 

 Showing 40 per cent, profit. 



You will notice that I charge the whole amount of fer- 

 tilizers to the one crop, and also make a liberal allowance 

 for marketing, believing that it is just as well to figure that 

 I get fair pay for fertilizers and labor, as to make out a 

 tremendous profit and leave the idea that I do the work for 



