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twixt the rows, and weedins^, June 10th; continued weeding' 

 and thinning at ditierent times till they stood ten or twelve inch- 

 es apart in July 16th. The work was done principally by boys, 

 estimating two boys to be equal to a man. Oct. 31, and Nov. 

 1st, and 2d, they were harvested by men and boys, and produc- 

 ed nine hundred and seventy and a half bushels of mangel wurt- 

 zel, two bushels of carrots, and one hundred and nine cabbages. 

 Six swine were mostly fed with the thinnings, from the begin- 

 ning of weeding till about the first of October ; there were fruit 

 trees on the above lot, sufficient, in my opinion, to produce twen- 

 ty one barrels of fruit. The land, that I supposed to contain an 

 acre, when it was measured by the surveyor fell short about ten 

 or twelve rods, and I was obliged to make out the acre by tak- 

 ing a small piece which adjoined the same, which was sowed 

 late in the season, and produced a small crop, and also a piece 

 of about five rods which adjoined, were transplanted in vacant 

 places among carrots, on account of which my crop was much 

 less. The above lot you will see has been divided by the 

 surveyor, staked off in half acre lots. No. 1, and No. 2. No. 1 

 produced five hundred and twenty three and a half bushels. 

 No. 2 produced four hundred and forty seven bushels of mangel 

 wurtzel, two bushels of carrots, and one hundred and nine cab- 

 bages. 



The expense of cultivating the above lot of mangel wurtzel, 

 oalculating labour at four shillings per day. 



Ploughing, May 9th, - - - - J 1.50 



Harrowing, - - - » . 50 



Furrowing, ---.-. 50 



Manure, - - - - • - - 9.OO 



Ploughing a ridge over the manure, and harrowing 1 .00 



Seed, 3.00 



Sowing, 67 



Weeding, 3.33 



Harvesting, 4.46 



dols. 23^96 

 I am, gentlemen, with respect, 



Your obedient servant, 



DAVID LITTLE 



