Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1880 [PAGE 154]

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E X P E R I M E N T A L D E P A R T M E N T TO AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT—Continued. 1878. March April

To c u l t i v a t i n g sowing wheat. w o r k (students) two-horse team three-quarters day team p l o w i n g for c o r n (three h o r s e s .

h a u l i n g m a n u r e (two t e a m s ) . harrowing May w o r k (students). harrowing marking, planting.. and marking.

cultivating and hoeing.. w o r k on b e e t s p l a n t i n g corn rolling cultivating c o r n . June " and planting.

hoeing corn.. beets. cultivating corn mowing putting up hay cutting rye and binding hoeing corn hauling hay 26 four t o n s h a y , at $3.00 harvesting wheat w o r k on b e e t s July harvesting wheat cultivating c o r n thinning corn setting beets cultivating a n d h o e i n g c o r n corn marking and planting corn hoeing corn cultivating c o r n hoeing corn To s t a c k i n g w h e a t harvesting wheat hoeing corn harvesting wheat hoeing beets harvesting oats c u l t i v a t i n g corn harvesting wheat, hoeing beets harvesting oats hoeing beets corn 23 m o w i n g w e e d s , etc t h r e s h i n g 48 b u s h e l s w h e a t , 10 c e n t s 30| 7 " rye , August 1 h a u l i n g a n d t h r e s h i n g 170 b u s h e l s o a t s . 7 b u s h e l s r y e , 40 c e n t s 150 " oats, 15 c e n t s 5 cultivating c o r n , 19 plowing, for w h e a t 20 22 23 24 26 September 6 harrowing 9 By 12% b u s h e l s w h e a t for seed, 80 c e n t s .

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