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would be able to sell all wc raise. "We could employ him on a 

 commission or pay him a salary, or compensate him in whatever 

 way we thought best. 



I want to tell you a little more about my crops, for I reckon 

 myself a lucky man. I have an order now for a hundred toi;s 

 of my turnip squashes. I have got tons of my fancy cabl)age, 

 which I am holding for a hundred dollars a ton. One of the 

 high fancy kinds, I hold for one hundred and twenty dollars a 

 ton, and I have some orders for them now. So that, after all, 

 Mr. President, I hope the farmers here will not feel very bad 

 about the farming business. If we have a good farm and raise 

 good crops, I think we can sell them and make something, 

 after all. 



I want to say a word about my corn. I raised some corn 

 this year, not many acres, and I will say that my farming is not 

 very large. I do it to occupy my time, and what I raise I mean 

 shall be first-rate. You will be surprised when I tell you my 

 manner of cultivating corn. I spread on my field fifteen loads 

 of manure to the acre, then I manure in the hill moderately, 

 making in all about twenty-five loads to the acre. I plant it 

 carefully, hoe it carefully and harvest it carefully. I measured 

 my land and I measured my crop, and I raised this year seventy- 

 six bushels of corn to the acre. I have got ears of corn about 

 as long as a gun-barrel. I have heard tell of ears of corn 

 fifteen inches long. I did not quite come up to that, but I came 

 within an inch of it. If you will come to Shrewsbury, I will 

 show you twelve ears of corn that will measure twelve feet. 



Mr. I]iiowN, of Framingham. I am a firm believer in local 

 marketing. I have had some considerable experience the last 

 year or two in this large town. Last year I was very successful 

 in raising a celery crop. I found that my neighbors were 

 willing to accept it, and come after it, and thank me for it. 

 This year my crop w^as larger than last, and there was a 

 scarcity in the market, but still they were willing to accept it, 

 but they wanted me to send it to them. Therefore I believe in 

 local markets. 



J. B. Moore, of Concord. I do not propose to take much of 

 your time, but as this matter of marketing by railroad from 

 Concord has been introduced, and as it happens that that sub- 

 ject was brought to the notice of the Farmers' Club by myself, 



