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of seed to the acre, great care being taken to get the seed at a 

 uniform depth. Throughout the season the ground was kept 

 clear of weeds, receiving in short first rate care. The crop ri- 

 pened down very early. Tlie piece selected contained exactly 

 lialf an acre and the crop weighed 18,484- pounds, which at the 

 legal weight- of 52 pounds to the bushel would make 355 bush- 

 els. The following statement shows the cost of the crop: — 

 Manure and spreading on half an acre, $ 45.00 



Ploughing half an acre, - - - 2.50 



Harrowing, Raking and Planting, - - 6.00 



Seed, . - . _ . 10.00 



Three Slidings, - - - 4.00 



Three VVeedings, - . . . 12.00 



Pulling and Turning, - - - 5.50 



Harvesting, - - - - 8.00 



Topping, - - - - - 9.50 



Use of Land, .... 6.00 $108.50 



Onions raised on reclaimed meadow cost less per acre than 

 on upland, the difference being felt mostly in the preparing of 

 the ground and the weeding. As I use a large prorortion of 

 each of the crops entered by me, viz — onions, squashes and 

 beets, as seed stock, I make no estimate of market value. 



STATEMENT OF IRA F. BURNHAM. 



The land on which my onions grew, as measured by your 

 Committee, contains one-half acre, In the spring of 1874 it 

 was dressed with three cords of barn manure and planted with a 

 variety of vegetables for family use. Last spring I plowed in 

 four cords of barn yard manure harrowed it till fine and sowed 

 on the 26th of April 2 lbs. of Danvers Onion seed, in rows 14 

 inches apart. Seed came up very even. In June I sowed on 

 2 bbls. of the Brighton Blood Fertilizer which had a very marked 

 effect the young plants growing very rapidly. The following is 



