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b. Ploughing, one day, one man and two horses, $5 00 



c. Harrowing, half day, one man and two horses, 2 50 



d. Preparing ground and planting, . . . 2 00 



e. Cultivation, . . . . . . . 15 00 



/. Harvesting, 6 00 



4. — Interest and taxes, . . . . . . 16 00 



Total cost per acre, .... 



Cr. by 25 tons, at |16, .... $400 00 

 Less cost marketing, . . . . 15 00 



$93 50 



385 00 



Net profit per acre, . . . . $291 50 



25 tons of beets contains of — 

 Nitrogen, 90, at 25 cts., . 

 Potash, 215, at 5cts., 

 Phos. Acid, 40.5, at 15 cts., . 



Value of manure removed by crop, $39 33 



(Mem. — The potato "tops" were burned, the ashes spread and jiloughed 

 in. The beet "tops" are ploughed in, and, of the turnip-toj^s, a part are 

 fed and the remainder ploughed in. The turnip " tops " we feed we cal- 

 culate of equal value for either fodder or manure.) 



Henry E. Worcester. 



ESSEX. 



Statement of Albert Titcomb. 



Onions. — In 1871 the crop was onions. Manure from barn 

 cellar, about thirty loads to acre was used. 



The crop of 1872 was onions, and about the same kind and 

 quantity of manure was used as in 1871. A strong floury soil 

 with clay bottom. 



For the crop of 1873, ploughed once the previous autumn, 

 about five inches deep ; after ploughing we applied thirty loads 

 of thirty bushels each, barn-cellar manure on the top. In the 

 spring the land was thoroughly pulverized Avitli the wheel, 

 tooth and brush harrows. The manure was applied in a green 

 state, and became hard and crusty ; fearing that it was not 



