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STATEMENT OF J. C. AND R. JAQUES, WEST NEWBURY. 



The crop of Winter Eve whicli Ave have entered for pre- 

 mium grew upon one acre of land. The soil is light slaty. 

 The crop of 1870 Avas hay — about one-half ton to the acre. It 

 was ploughed in August, 1870. Three cords compost manure 

 were spread upon it, and September 8th one bushel and one 

 peck of rye was soAved and harroAvedin. July 11th, 1871, it 

 WHS cut and harvested ; threshed and cleaned the middle of 

 September. The amount of rye raised Avas thirty-six bushels 

 and three jjecks — 56 pounds to the bushel. Straw, one and 

 three-fourths tons. 



EXPENSE OF CROr. 



Cost of ploughing. 



Value of manure on the ground, 



Cost of seed. 



Cost of soAA'ing and harroAving, 



Cost of cutting and harvesting, 



Cost of threshino- and cleaning, 



A ALl'E OF CROP. 



oO bushels rye, 



13-4 ton straAv, 



Manure in land for future use. 



Deduct expenses. 



Net income, $58 o4 



From actual measiu-emcnt I hereby certify that the above 

 crop covered one acre of land and no more. 



j\I. W. Bartlett, Surveyor. 



ROOT CKOPS. 

 Five entries Avcre made, one of Iluta bagas, one of Potatoes 

 aad three of Onions ; one of these Avas subsequently AvithdraAvn. 

 We found it impossible to bring the Committee together at 



