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THE BOOK OF THE LANDED ESTATE. 



It will be observed that the foregoing form is for grain crops only, and 

 does not include root crops or hay. The first column is to contain the 

 date of thrashing any quantity, or of any quantity given to the family, 

 or to horses, or sold, as the case may be. The second column is for 

 entering the kind of crop, whether that may be wheat, barley, oats, or 

 rye ; next, the quantity thrashed ; and the next four columns should 

 show how that quantity which has been thrashed has been disposed of 

 that is, what portion has been used in the family, or consumed by the 

 horses, cattle, or sheep on the farm, and how much has been sold with 

 the price per quarter, and the total amount of the sale, with the date of 

 payment of the sales, and any other remarks which may be thought 

 necessary. 



A different form of crop-book is required for hay and root crops, inas- 

 much as grain being usually sold by measure, the former are generally 

 sold by weight, and hence columns are required for the weight sold. 



The following is the form which I have used for some years : 



MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCE sold from the Farm of , including 



HAT, CLOVER, TUKNIPS, CARROTS, POTATOES, WURZEL, &c. 



The next is an example of a book for entries of sales of milk, cheese, 

 and butter, and poultry, or what may be termed a " Dairy and Poultry 

 Book." On farms where only a few cows are kept, it may not be 

 necessary to keep such a book ; but on large dairy-farms, and also on 

 home-farms, it is necessary as in the case of a home-farm which 

 supplies the proprietor's house establishment with milk, cream, butter, 

 or cheese, a proper statement should be kept of everything supplied. 

 It often occurs that many home-farms keep from ten to twelve milch 

 cows to supply the proprietor's house with dairy produce, but the farm 

 is not credited with any value in return. This, as I have elsewhere 

 stated, may be very conducive to the housekeeper's economical manage- 

 ment, but it certainly is not doing justice to the home-farm. 



The following is a useful form for the purpose : 



