70 



are the manure and cost, and the labor and use of land. The 

 remaining figures are accurate statements. I design to esti- 

 mate the labor at a fair amount. If we had barreled the crop 

 -and stored, there would have been some necessary additions. 

 J3ut this was not done. 

 Ipswich, Nov. 4, 1874. 



STATEMENT OF P. D. ADAMS. 



Having weighed my crop of onions, which I entered for a 

 premium, I am prepared to make the following report : 



First, I enter my iuIloU bed, as I consider this the fair and 

 proper way to show what can be done. (I could have cut out 

 a half acre to better advantage.) 



Whole bed, one acre and 74 rods. 

 Acre. Rods. 

 1 74 



Manure, 7 1-2 cords — one-half slaughter-house, and 



one-half horse and cow manure, 

 Ploughing and harrowing, - - - - 



Hauling manure, _____ 



To labor in cultivating, {ntar as I can estimate) , 



Total, ------ $105 27 



Credit by number of bushels raised, 1431 1-2 bush. 

 Seed used, 7 1-2 lbs., - 7 1-2 lbs. 



The two previous years, I used one-third part more manure, 

 full as much as I could well plough in — ploughing about 7 

 inches deep. This year, I ploughed about 4 or 5 inches 

 deep, and harrowed heavily with a heavy brush harrow, which 

 made the manure at once available, and for the whole season. 

 I got one and a half pounds of seed on more than I intended. 

 We thinned out enough to have made {^loe think) 50 bushels — 

 to tlic injury of the crop. They were 7iot so good where we 

 thinned. 



