340 



tlie expense of breaking up the field would be $6.00. 

 Next reckon 80 loads of manure of 30 bushels each, valued 

 at $1.00 per load — 130.00, add expense of delivery and 

 spreading the same, 15 cents per load — 14.50. The expense 

 of harrowing in the manure was 1 pair of oxen, 1 man 

 two-thirds of a day $1.33. The expense of tliQ second 

 ploughing was (1 man and 1 pair oxen) one-half day — 

 $1.00 The second harrowing was, (1 man and 1 pair 

 oxen) one-half day — $1.00. The expense of planting, 6 1-2 

 quarts of corn, 20 cents and labor of one man 2 days 

 $2.20. Expense of passing the cultivator six times through 

 the corn Avas (1 horse, 1 boy, 1 man,) one-half day — $1.60. 

 Expense of hoeing was (2 men 6 days) $12.00, which foots 

 up as follows : 



Expenses of raising one acre of corn : 



Interest on land. 



- 



$3.00 



Labor breaking up, - 



- 



6.00 



Cost of manure, - 



- 



30.00 



Cost of distributing manure, - 



4.50 



" of first harrowing, - 





1.33 



" of second ploughing. 



- 



1.00 



" of second harrowing. 



- 



1.00 



" 6 1-2 quarts corn and 



planting. 



2.20 



" using cultivators, 



- 



1.50 



" of hoeing, 



- 



12.00 



$62.53 



From this may be deducted half of the interest on the 

 cost of the land, as it is improved in quality by cultivation 

 — $1.50. Also half the value of the manure — $15.00 ; 

 because the corn crop would not wholly exhaust it. Our ac- 

 count will then stand,$62.53 — 16.50=.46.03 as the expense of 

 raising 61 31-61000 bushels of shelled corn ; which, at one 

 dollar per bushel, would leave a profit of $61.31 — 46.03=: 

 $15.28 per acre as the profits of raising corn on this rocky 

 land. 



Some discussion taking place on the subject of corn in 

 which the chair, John M. Ives and M. G. Farmer participa- 

 ted. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. F. for his valuable 

 paper. 



