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due each laborer after the crop is sold. to be $84.00 So this is equal to 23 cts & a fraction per day. Now suppose 20 laborers are idle 30 days & 20 are not. The 20 who are idle will have 23 its deducted for each day that they are idle, making $6.90 for the 30 days & will therefore receive $77.10 instead of 84.00, & those who are not idle will have 6.90 added making $90.90 instead 84.00. This you see will not only be an incentive to those who are inclined to work, but will give me a mode of punishing those who are idle.

2nd Each laborer will be responsible for all farming implements under his care, & will be charged with a deduction for any which may be injured through carelessness while in his possession. I have often found that an