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tion was entirely flat. The crop was dug October 26. The po- 

 tatoes were large, fair, and free from rot, and the whole crop 

 was weighed. 



Proportion of d i ♦ 



Lot. Manure. Product. small potatoes iroauct 



iu bulk. ?*=■• ^"«- 



No. 1, Mapes' improved super-phos- 

 phate of lime, . . 735 lbs. 1 in 11 245 bu. 



" 2, DeBurgs' No. 1 super-phos- 

 phate of lime, . . 642 " 1 " 12 214 " 



" 3, Mapes' nitrogenized super- 

 phosphate of lime, . 603 " 1 " 12 201 " 



" 4, Guano and plaster, mixed in 



equal quantities, . . 429 " 1 " 11 143 " 



" 5, Barnyard manure, . 417 " 1 " 8 139 " 



HAMPSHIRE, FRANKLIN AND HAMPDEN. 



Statements of Franklin H. Williams. 

 Carrots. — The piece of ground on which I raised my carrots 

 is the same piece which drew a premium last year for a sim- 

 ilar crop. Two years before (in 1852 and 1853) it was down 

 to grass. The condition of the land in 1854 can be found in 

 the State Report of that year. On the 7th of May the land 

 was ploughed with the Michigan double plough, nine inches deep. 

 I use a seed sower, and a light cast steel plough, which saves 

 me much hand labor in tending the crop. 



Expenses : — 

 Composted manure, twelve cart loads, . . . $12 00 

 Carting and spreading manure. 

 May 7. Ploughing half acre, 



" 10. Preparing land, 



" 11. Sowing, .... 



June 12. Hoeing, four days, 

 July 6. Thinning and weeding, five days, 



" 20. Ploughed with horse, 



" 26. Pulling out weeds, one and one-half days 

 Nov. 10, Harvesting crop, six days' work, 

 Taxes, and interest on land, . 

 Half a pound of seed, .... 



{$37 90 



