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It was broken up in 1819 ; it was then exceec^in^ly rough, ana 

 4iad been ploughed but once for more than thirty years. 



In 1819 it was planted with corn and f)otatoes, principally 

 with potatoes. There were about four cords of manure put 

 upon it. It was hoed the usual number of times, but on account 

 of being very rough, it was but imperfectly subdued. It yield- 

 ed about one hundred and forty bushels of potatoes, and about 

 twenty bushels of corn. 



In 1820 the hills were split early in the spring, two furrows 

 in a row ; afterwards it was ploughed once over. The time 

 occupied in ploughing was one day with three cattle. 



It was then harrowed with a common iron tooth harrow. It- 

 was furrowed one way, the rows four feet apart ; the manure 

 was placed in hills two feet apart, and the potatoes were drop- 

 ped on the manure, one potato in a hill. Some of the potatoes 

 were cut into several pieces ; but those that were not cut 

 yielded the best. There were seven and a half cords of ma- 

 nure put upon the land, six cords of them made in the cellar 

 under the barn; a large proportion of it was made of coarse 

 meadow hay and straw, that were thrown under the cattle for 

 them to lie on. 



One cord and a half of the manure was taken from a slaugh- 

 ter house yard. The potatoes planted on that did not yield so 

 much by nearly one half. 



The largest proportion of the potatoes planted on this lot 

 were of the red kind, the remainder the common white potato, 

 thirty-seven bushels were planted about the 18th of May. 



The potatoes were hoed three times ; twice with ploughing 

 and once without ; and the weeds almost entirely destroyed. 

 Aboui six days labour were spent in hoeing, together with the 

 time taken up in hoeing round the apple trees. The crop was 

 gathered about the middle of October; the labour of gathering 

 I estimate at nearly three cents per bushel. The number of 

 daj'S work I cannot accurately ascertain, on account of their 

 having been dug at different times, and a considerable propoF- 

 tion by small boys. As to the quality of the potatoes, I know 

 xjo difference between the value of the red and white : I hay# 



