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rate of one bushel per acre. Harvested July 15th, by cradling. 

 Product 1,290 lbs. of rye, or 21 j'^^ bushels, very nearly, per 

 acre, and 3,180 lbs. of straw. Expenses : ploughing and 

 other preparation, $5; manure, $30; seed and sowing, $3; 

 harvesting, $5.50; total, $43.50, or at the rate of $40.94 per 

 acre. 



ROOTS ANT> YEGETABLES. 



MIDDLESEX NORTH. 



Statement of H. E. Worcester. 



Our Early Rose potatoes, one bushel of which we offer as a 

 sample, were grown on light, upland soil, with a southern 

 slope. In 1871 it bore a light crop of hay. In 1872 it was 

 ploughed and planted with late cabbages. Last spring it was 

 jDloughed to a depth often inches, and six cords pf barn-yard 

 manure spread on. It was thoroughly harrowed, and drills, 

 three feet apart, made with a horse-plough. It was planted 

 May 14th. For seed, we chose medium-sized potatoes, cut 

 them into four pieces, and dropped the seed two feet apart in 

 the drill. Wood-ashes, at the rate of eight bushels to the 

 acre, were put in the drills. They were hoed three times, 

 and dug the last of July and first of August. 



Summary. — Oost of One Acre of Early Rose Potatoes. 



1. — Seed, eight bushels, at $1.25, . 



2. — Manure removed by crop, 



3. — a. Carting and spreading manure, 



6. Ploughing, one day, man and two horses, 



c. Harrowing, half " " " 



d. Planting, ...... 



e. Cultivation, five days, man and one day 



horse, . . . . . . 



f. Harvesting, ...... 



4. — Interest and taxes, ..... 



Total cost, $80 20 



