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Marblehead, 8th Nov., 1872. 



This is to certify that I have this day measured the piece 

 of land on the farm of James J. H. Gregory, Esq., on which 

 his Stone Mason Cabbage arc now growing, and find it to 

 contain 47,808 feet. Franki^in Reynolds. 



Statement of Dudley U. Porter. 



HAikiiLTON, Nov. 12, 1872. 



r Swedes. — The land on which the ruta-bagas which I ofier 

 for premium gi-ew, has been in English grass for the last 

 eight years. Ploughed the first time in November, 1871 ; 

 cross-ploughed again this last June and harrowed ; finished 

 June 20th ; sowed in drills about three feet apart. The crop 

 is one hundred and ninetj^-six bushels, sixty pounds to the 

 bushel, on the half acre, worth in market sixty-two cents a 

 bushel. 



Value of two and one-quarter cords of manure, . 

 Labor and team in hauling and applying the same, 



ic^CGCl J • • • • • 



Cultivating and weeding, 



Transplanting, 



Two ploughings and harro wings, 



Hai'vesting, .... 



Market-value, 



Cost, 



Income, 



$85 80 



Dudley H. Porter. 



ESSEX. 



Statement of Benjamin P. Ware. 



Mangolds. — In the fall of 1870 the half acre of land upon 



which this crop grew was broken up, having been in grass for 



six years, and in 1871, four cords of compost-manure was 



applied and potatoes planted. This land was formerly very 



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