380 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Jan. 



These houses covered some 46,000 square feet, and, with 

 two minor exceptions, were heated by hot water. Usually 

 only one crop of cucumbers was grown, and the houses were 

 occupied the rest of the year with beets, radishes, tomatoes, 

 parsley and flowers. It is estimated that some 150,000 

 cucumbers were grown in these houses, selling for from 2 

 to 30 cents apiece. The market was Boston, sometimes 

 New York. Red spiders, aphis, thrip, black lice and stump 

 foot have bothered the past year. Very little lettuce was 

 grown. Quite a large amount of tomatoes and flowers were 

 produced. There were also some 600 sash, under which 

 some 25,000 cucumbers were grown. 



Tenypleton. — There were found to be three greenhouses 

 in this town, covering about 5,000 square feet, and heated 

 by hot water. Two crops of cucumbers were grown, occu- 

 pying the houses nearly the entire year. The past year 

 some 25,000 No. 1 cucumbers were grown, selling in New 

 York and Boston markets for from 6 to 33 cents apiece, or 

 an average of 15 cents. Also, some 2,500 No. 2, selling in 

 home market for from 3 to 10 cents apiece, or an average of 

 6 cents. One crop in one house was destroyed by green 

 flies, and the best remedy seemed to be to pull up the plants, 

 fumigate heavily with tobacco smoke, and start anew. But 

 little lettuce was grown under glass in this vicinity, and that 

 was started so as to be ready about June 5. Perhaps 2,000 

 heads were grown, selling for an average of 50 cents per 

 dozen. 



Winchester. — There were found to be five regular green- 

 houses and two sash-houses in this town, owned by three 

 parties ; and, with the exception of one sash-house which 

 was without artificial heating apparatus, all were heated by 

 hot water. The greenhouses covered some 18,000 square 

 feet, and the sash-houses some 6,000 square feet, or a total 

 of 24,000 square feet. Last season some 16,000 heads of 

 lettuce were grown in these houses, which sold in Boston 

 markets for from $1.25 per dozen down. It is estimated 

 that 100,000 cucumbers were grown in these houses. Also 

 some 14,000 heads of lettuce were grown under some 400 

 sash, and some 2,500 sash were devoted to cucumbers, under 

 Avhich some 125,000 cucumbers were produced. It is esti- 



