79 



Cost of rauing crop on half an acre. 

 15 loads manure at (J'2 50, - - - . 

 300 lbs. Ouinberlaiid Superphosphate at 3 cents, 



Ploughing, 



Harrowing, --.--.. 

 Raking, _ . _ - . 



Sowing seed, 



Hoeing and weeding, ... 



Pulling and top{)ing, 



Carting to barn, - - . - 



Barrels, 



Barrelling, 



Carting to station, - - - - 

 Use of land, - . _ . 



Storing, - 



$168 GO 

 Amount of crop 423 bushels to half acre or 147 bbls. 



at $3 50, - - 614 50 



Net profit, 



$346 50 



The above statement is made by estimation, except the 

 amount of crop which was measured by David J. Woodman. 



STATEMENT OF ALBERT E. LUFKIN. 



The land, on which the cabbages I enter for premium were 

 raised is a har(i clay soil ; it had been in grass for fifteen years 

 (or more) with very little manure during the time ; and the 

 crop for two or three years was very light. 



Plowed in spring of '72; applied about three cords manure, 

 mostly spread on ; and planted with corn and potatoes; and 

 had a v^rj good crop. 



Plowed this year May 19tli. Spread on two cords manure 

 and one cord rock-weed. Manured in the hill with one cord 

 composted fish manure, and planted May 28th with Stone Ma- 

 son cabbage ; re-set about one-half the plants from the 18th to 

 20th of July. 



