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THE CULTIVATOR 
Sept. 
Diary —Containing the entries of the farm business 
for one week. 
Charge 1. Roads for repairs this week, as per time book,.. $2 20 
2. Field No. 4—for weeding barley, as per time 
book, ...... % is 
3. Sheep—for preparing pens, for shearing, rolling 
the wool, altering lambs, and trimming hoofs, 7 25 
4. Indian corn—for hoeing this week,... 3 54 
5. Garden—for hoeing this week, . 69 
Correct as per time book, ... $14 83 
Credit 20. J. Mahan, for one week 7 ® work per time book, $2 30 
25. J. Atkins, “ “ 2 07 
30. A. Kirkwood, “ “ 184 
35. J. Gilbert, “ « 1 84 
80. Cash paid to shearers, (161 sheep,).. 3 00 
40. I,. Thompson for 1 week’s work per time book, 2 12 
50. T. Thompson, “ 1 66 
As per time book,..... $14 83 
80. Cash. Dr. to (3.) Sheep. 
For 586 pounds of wool at 32 c. per lb.,.,. $187 52 
85. Expenses. Dr. to (80.) ‘Cash. 
Paid this week for groceries, per bill,... .$1 75 
Paid for a plow.point,.... 31 
One shoe, set on horse “ Bob,”. 10 
--- $2 16 
The figures preceding the names of the several ac¬ 
counts refer to the page of the account book, where 
they will severally be found. 
Account Book, or Leger —Exhibiting the farm bu¬ 
siness for one week, distributed under the proper ac» 
counts. 
1849. Roads of the Farm. folio 1. 
June 16. Repairs,...$2 20 
1849. Field No. 4— Barley. folio 2. 
June 16. Weeding Barley,.......$1 15 
1849. Sheep Account—flock 161. folio 3. 
June 16. Shearing 161 sheep, rolling the wool, altering 
lambs, &c., &c.,..'..... $7 25 
Cash received for 586 lbs. of wool, at 32 c.,. 187 52 
1849. Indian Corn. folio 4. 
June 16. Hoeing corn this week,.... $3 54 
1849. Garden. folio 5. 
June 16. Hoeing this week,... 69 
John Mahan , folio 20. 
June 16. For week’s work,.$2 30 
James Atkins, folio 25. 
June 16. For week’s work, .. 2 07 
A. Kirkwood, folio 30. 
June 16. For weeks’ work,... 1 84 
John Gilbert, folio 35. 
June 16. For week’s work,... 1 84 
L. Thompson, folio 40. 
June 16. For week’s work,.... 2 12 
P. Thompson, folio 50. 
June 16. For week’s work,. 1 66 
1849. Cash Account . folio 80. 
June 16. Received for wool,... 187 52 
Paid for sundries,. . 2 16 
Paid sheep shearers,.. .... 3 00 
1849.. Expense Account. folio 85. 
June 16. Paid for Groceries, &c.,.. 2 16 
I fear, Messrs. Editors, that I have made an unrea¬ 
sonable demand upon your columns this month, but con¬ 
sidering Order and System as the life of business, it can¬ 
not, perhaps, be too strongly urged or illustrated, and 
sincerely do I wish that my remarks might provoke 
some more powerful pen to place these cardinal virtues ot 
the farmer in a stronger light. Agricola. Seneca 
County. __ 
Premium Farm. 
The New-York State Agricultural Society awarded 
the first premium for the best cultivated farm (1848) to 
Mr. H. T. E. Foster, Lakeland Farm, Seneca county. 
We take from the Transactions of the Society, Mr. 
F.’s statement in regard to the management of his farm 
as follows: 
Soil and Situation.—L akeland farm lies on the 
eastern shore of Seneca Lake, and consists of 230 
acres, of which 200 are under cultivation, the remain¬ 
ing 30 being woodland. Sloping gradually to the lake 
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