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TBAN 8AOTION8. 



the making, saving, and proper application of manures, and by thor- 

 ough cultivation of the soil. 



It is our practice in raising Indian corn, to plow, or harrow in 

 manure, at the rate of twelve or fifteen loads to the acre, and to ap- 

 ply a handful of ashes, in the hill, at planting. We hoe four times, 

 and usually seed the land with clover, red-top, and timothy, for the 

 next year's mowing. 



We have put compost manure for broom-corn, in the hills, at the 

 rate of sixteen loads to the acre, until the present year ; when we 

 have applied it, as on our Indian corn land, at the rate of twelve 

 loads to the acre. We added half a spoonful of superphosphate of 

 lime and plaster in the hill. We planted our broom-corn with 

 Woodard's corn-planter, and we have never known our land, so well, 

 and uniformly stocked, as the present year. 



We prefer, for a wheat field, to turn over a rich and warm clover 

 sward. Oats, we have nearly done raising. We plow from six to 

 nine inches deep, and loosen the soil a little deeper each succeeding 

 year. We usually make about three hundred and fifty loads of ma- 

 nure, every season. 



During the present season, our farm has been divided, as follows : 

 twenty-seven acres in mowing — ten, in Indian corn — fourteen, in 

 broom-corn — five, in rye — two, in wheat — one, in oats — one, in car- 

 rots and sowed corn — thirteen, in pasture. 



The following table correctly exhibits the products, expenditures 

 and net profit of our farm, the present year : 



PRODUCTS. 



580 bushels of corn, at 92 cents, . . . $533.60 



11,900 pounds of broom-corn, at 5 1-2 cents, . 654.50 



980 bushels of broom-corn seed, at 40 cents, . 392.00 



wheat, at -^1.50, . . . 78.00 



rye, at 87 1-2 cents, . . 100.05 



oats, at 50 cents, . . . 22.50 



potatoes, at 40 cents, . . 20.00 



carrots, at 33 1-3 cents, . . 20 00 



turnips,. at 25 cents, . . 4.00 



40 tons of hay, at -f 12, 480.00 



23 do. corn-fodder, at $6, . . . . 138.00 



2 1-2 do. wheat and oat straw, at $6, . . 15.00 



3 1-2 do. rye straw, at $5, .... 17. 50 

 624 pounds of butter, at 16 2-3 cents, . . 104.00 

 350 loads of manure, at $1, .... 350.00 

 Improvement of farm, ..... 100.00 



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EXPENDITUIIES. 



Our own labor, 452 days, at .$1, . . . $452.00 



First hired man, 8 months 5 days, at $20, . 170.00 



Second do. 8 months, at $19, . . 152.00 



Third do. 7 months 13 days, at $18, . 136.00 



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