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" The turnips exhibited by me grew on the same kind of land, pro- 

 ducino- 641 bushels per acre. The turnips grew on what is called 

 'potato leavings.' The land never was manured. It was plowed about 

 the 7th of June, then harrowed and drilled. My seed was sown in drills 

 three feet apart, and nine inches space between each seed. 



" The cost of production per acre, is as follows : 



Plowing, per acre $1 00 



Harrowing and planting . . . . • . . . 75 

 Working twice with cultivator and once with plow . . . 1 00 



Hoeinir twice . . • • • • • • • . 3 00 



Pulling and carting from field 8 00 



Making: the total cost of one acre . . $13 75 



" This makes the cost of the turnips something over two cents per 

 bushel. They sold readily in Milwaukee for eighteen three-fourth cents 

 per bushel. Deducting five cents per bushel for delivery and expenses 

 of railroad transportation, and two cents for expenses of cultivation, it 

 would leave a nett profit of eleven three-fourth cents per bushel, or 

 about seventy-two dollars per acre. The turnips were the red-top 

 Swedish, and are the best kind I have yet raised. 



William E. McClure." 



^est sample of flax seed ; John Galbraith, Mukwonego. Diploma. 



This flax seed was raised and exhibited by John Galbraith, Esq., 

 Chairman of the Committee of Judges, who, from motives of delicacy, 

 did not enter it for competition. After the close of the Fair, it coming 

 under the observation of the Executive Committee of the Society, by 

 them it was awarded the Diploma of the Society, on account of its supe- 

 rior quality. For a statement of Mr, Galbraith's mode of cultivation, 

 reference is made to Vol. I. of the Transactions of this Society. 



Albert C. Ingham, 



Corresponding Secretary. 



Second best sample of Indian corn ; Hiram F. Story, Milwaukee. Trans- 

 actions. 



•' This corn was raised on ground which had been cropped but once 

 before (one crop of wheat). The soil being a mixture of clay and black 

 sand. The ground was plowed in the fall, and again ia the spring. 



