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PLANTING OF THE TREES 89 
By oneold barn . -  « $45.00 
By apples on trees (153 trees at $1. 85 each) . -  « 283.00 
By 480 bushels of potatoes at 30 cents Per bushel. . 144.00 
By five old sows, not fat "ee * + 85.00 
One cow . a ‘ ‘ 4 ‘ . B ‘ - 15.00 
Three cows . . ‘ ° ‘ ‘ ° ° - 70.00 
Two cows ;: ‘ é - 85.00 
Three cows, two heitnnk nine ‘cs ‘ P - 187.00 
Forty-three shoats and gilts, anginer 162 lb., at 2 cents 
perlb. . ee 8 C00 
"Total Z é Q “ ‘ . $953.00 
The young hogs had eaten most of my small 
potatoes and some of my corn before we parted 
with them in late November. These sales were 
made at the farm, and at, low prices, for I was 
afraid to send such stuff to market lest some one 
should find out whence it came. The Four Oaks 
brand was to stand for perfection in the future, 
and I was not willing to handicap it in the least. 
Top prices for gilt-edged produce is what inten- 
sive farming means; and if there is money in 
land, it will be found close to this line. 
The potatoes had been dug and sold, or stored 
in the cellar of the farm-house; the apples from 
the trees reserved for home use had been gath- 
ered, and we were ready for the fall planting. 
While waiting for the stock to arrive, we had 
time to get in all the hay and most of the straw 
into the forage barn, which was now under roof. 
On Saturday, the 26th, word came that six- 
teen immense boxes had arrived at Exeter for 
us. Three teams were sent at once, and each 
team brought home two boxes, Three trips were 
