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Qeus 1st How much is it worth to plow new ground
Ans About double, the ordinary price per acre
2nd my corn feild [sic] is very rough or clod[d]y shall I rub
roll or harrow it now or wait untill [sic] the corn comes
up.
Ans. 5 would wait until the the corn comes up and then
Two as soon as the ground is
harrow 1 would harrow at oncev 1 would not
fit
7 would roll 1 don[']t know
Ans 12 would keep the cow 3 would not
-- there was considerable expression on this
Question, and it was thought well to do all in our
power to make our help as comfortable as possible

4 Would you sow dissolved bone on corn land before planting
or after.
Ans It was thought it would not make any difference in
the effect

5^th How many sow plaster on grass
Ans -- 13 -- sow 3 do not

6^th Has the land of any member become bone sick.
Charles H Brooke has a feild [sic] that has had
36 bu^s of bone per acre and the grass is poor