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if land that was comparatively worthless can be made to pay a 

 a profit, while in the process of being reclained there should 

 have been more entries than one, and for the encouragment of 

 other farmers in tho county as well as a reward of industry on 

 the part of Mr. Foster, we recommend that he receive the 

 second premium of $10. 



FRANCIS DODGE, 



For the Committee. 



STATEMENT OF WILLIAM FOSTER. 



I offer for inspection and premium, a piece of what was 

 Waste Land, for it was well covered with brakes, briers, kil- 

 lamb, alders, blueberry bushes and birches. Said piece of 

 land contains two acres, one hundred and forty rods. Here- 

 with I present the cost of labor and manure, and also the value 

 of the crops for five years : 



September, 1858, ploughing and removing stone, $21 00 



April, 1859, seed, harrowing and burning sods, 8 00 



October, 1859, ploughing, 12 00 

 May and June, 1860, seed potatoes, labor and manure, 80 00 



October, 1860, labor digging potatoes, 10 00 



May, June and July, 1861, seed potatoes, labor and 



manure, 80 00 



October, 1861, digging potatoes, 8 00 



May and August, 1862, labor and seed, 28 00 



August, 1863, harvesting three tons of hay, 8 00 



$255 00 



