FIELD-CULTURE OF VEGETABLES. 



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ONIONS. 

 [Statement of G. A. Randall of Newbury.] 



The crop raised upon this land the past three years has 

 been onions. The ground was ploughed in the fall of 1877, 

 and manured with compost manure, about one part fish and 

 four parts cow and horse manure, which was spread on top 

 after ploughing, at the rate of about eight cords to the acre, 

 and laid until spring, and was then ploughed in, the land 

 harrowed, brushed, raked, and sowed at the rate of four 

 pounds of seed to the acre. Land rather light loam. The 

 crop was hoed six or seven times with a wheel hoe, and 

 weeded three times. 



This half-acre was surveyed by J. N. Rolfe, and is a part 

 of a six-acre bed, and I think four acres of it produced nearly 

 as many onions per acre as the half-acre which I enter for 

 premium. The crop was harvested about Sept. 10. Two 

 loads were weighed by Daniel Lunt ; the others were loaded 

 as near like it as possible, in the same carts, making three 

 hundred and seven bushels on the half-acre. 



Cost of ploughing and harrowing 

 raking and sowing 

 hoeing and weeding . 

 harvesting . 

 manure 

 seed .... 



14 00 

 3 00 



20 00 

 8 00 



24 00 

 3 00 



The crop has been sold at two dollars and ten cents per 

 barrel, including barrel. The above statement is correct, to 

 the best of my knowledge. 



CABBAGES. 



[Statement of J. J. H. Gregory.] 



The crop of cabbages entered for premium are the Early 

 Brunswick, commonly known as the Fotler Cabbage. They 

 were raised in Middleton, on " Bear-Hill " Farm. The piece 

 was of about two acres. It was planted from June 16 to 20. 



