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has put contrabands and refugees of various sorts 

 at work upon it, until he has expended more money 

 to the acre than was ever expended for agricultural 

 purposes in Orange County before. 



Mr. Creed is asked at what depth he is accustomed 

 to plant his drains ? 



Witness. " Four to five feet ; six feet I think is 

 better." 



Query. " And if you come upon rocks ? " 



Witness. " I blast them out." 



Query. " And you find a profit in this ? " 



Witness. " It's thorough." 



Mr. Creed has possibly misapprehended the ques- 

 tion. 



Witness. (Sharply.) "Not at all I can't tell 

 about profits ; we hear too much of profits ; thorough- 

 ness is better. Farmers ought to do things thorough- 

 ly. I try to show them how." 



" May we ask," resumes Mr. Urban, " what are 

 your principal crops, Mr. Creed those on which you 

 place your main reliance ? " 



Witness. "I am trying at present some experi- 

 ments with vetches, and a new pumpkin, recom- 

 mended very strongly by Dr. Newton, of the Agri- 

 cultural Department. I am also making trial of a 

 few new grapes. I have still some faith in the Dios- 

 corea Batata." 



