ROOT CROPS. 



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The variety planted was Marblcliead drumlicad, otherwise 

 called the Stone Mason cabbage, which is the standard cabbage 

 in this section. 



In the course of the season they were horse-hoed and hoed 

 three times. I commenced cutting for market the 7tli of 

 August ; the last was cut on September 25th ; every plant 

 headed except one. 



The whole receipts for the crop amount to $199.85. The 

 most of the crop was sold on the ground at from five to eight 

 cents ; those sold in Boston brought eight and nine cents. The 

 expenses on the crop were as follows : — 



5| cords manure at $5 per cord, 



Work preparing the land and manure and planting. 



Horse-hoeing and hoeing three times. 



Carrying six loads to Boston, at -$3 a load. 



Carrying three loads to Salem, at $1, 



Seed, two ounces, .... 



Crop, Dr. to, . 



Credit by one-half value manure, 



Crop, .... 



Profit on crop, 

 Marhleiiead, November 1-t, 18G0. 



. $155 85 



Statement of S. A. Merrill. 



Cabbages. — I have a piece of land, measuring about one and 

 a quarter acres, from which, in the summer of 1859, I cut 

 about one and a quarter tons of hay to the acre. In November 

 of that year I ploughed this land, and in the ensuing spring, 

 having Spread on about five cords of green barn manure, I 

 again ploughed, cross-ploughing, to the depth of four inches, 

 and harrowing well afterwards. I now set my hills for cabbages, 

 three feet apart, (my furrows being also three feet apart,) and 

 to each hill put one shovelful of compost, and covered this with 

 loam about one inch thick, and dropped my seed — planting to 



