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By — 1,860 bushels wheat sold at 65c, being a yield of 



22 1-2 bushels per acre $1,209.00 



Dec— Straw sold ' 15.00 



Cash from railroad company for grain burned.... 70.00 



To — Grain put in on burned piece of land $4.25 



Paid interest 46.65 



That fall, object lesson in having stubble burned. 



July 8, 1890.— Repairing shanty 4.50 



Heading 88 acres at $1.25 per acre 110.00 



Plowing fire guard 4.75 



Threshing 29.75 



Hauling grain to warehouse 54.00 



Paid interest 40.00 



By— 1,360 bushels wheat sold at 62 l-2c 849.85 



Straw sold 14.00 



Average yield for Volunteer, 15 1-2 bushels. About 

 one-half of the land the stubble had been 

 burned, which was estimated at 10 to 20 bushels 

 per acre, the other one-half with stubble not 

 burned estimated at 10 to 12 bushels per acre. 



May, 1891.— Plowing 89 acres at $1.50 133.50 



Harrowing rough piece 11.50 



20 pounds vitriol 1.80 



Pulling sunflowers 4.30 



103 bushels wheat (seed) at 70c 72.10 



Increased amount sown to 70 pounds per acre. 



Drilling 88 acres at 45c 39.60 



Harrowing where wheat came up thin 11.25 



Cost for plowing and seeding, $3.08 per acre. 



July, 1892.— Heading 88 acres at 93 3-4c'^ 82.50 



Boarding headers, $16.50; hay '$6.00 22.50 



Threshing 27.86 



Boarding threshers and haulers 24.75 



Hauling grain to warehouse 44.52 



Paid interest 96.00 



By— Straw sold 10.00 



1,702 36-60 bushels wheat at 65c 1,106.70 



Average yield per acre, 19 1-4 bushels. 



May, 1893.— Plowing 88 acres at $1.50 132.00 



Harrowing 88 acres at 17 l-2c 15.40 



102 5-6 bushels wheat (seed) at 62 l-2c 64.30 



20 pounds vitriol, $1.60; vitrioling wheat, $2.65 4.25 



Drilling 88 acres at 45c 39.60 



Cost per acre for plowing, drilling, etc., $2.90. 



July, 1894.— Cleaning floors 2.00 



Heading 88 acres at $1.10 96.80 



Boarding headers 17.00 



