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to discover. It was manured with a hundred pounds of 

 " Phuine," presented to me by my friend, Prof. Stevens, of 

 Girard College, and a sprinkling of sheep manure, harrowed 

 in. " Phuine " is a new, artificial manure, compounded and 

 manufactured by Prof. Stevens, a son of old Plymouth, whom 

 I can recommend as perfcctlly reliable and honest. I have 

 tried the article alone on corn and turnips, and have no doubt 

 of its value. 



The land was sown in drills, two feet apart, with a seed sower, 

 about June 25th ; hoed once, and thinned from ten to fourteen 

 inches apart ; the crop was harvested this week, a fortnight 

 earlier than I would have preferred. 

 Cost of ploughing, . . . . . . . 80 75 



manure, ....... 1 50 



harrowing and planting, . . . . 1 00 



hoeing, once, and pulling weeds, . . . 1 00 

 harvesting, ....... 4 00 



Interest and taxes, . . . . . . . 3 20 



By five tons of turnips, at $8 per ton, 



111 45 

 $40 00 



$28 65 

 November 9, 1860. 



Statement of Albert Thomas. 



The land where I raised French turnips measured forty rods. 



Ploughed in three cords of manure — spread and harrowed iu 



twenty-five bushels of ashes ; planted the 27th day of June, 



in rows two feet apart, and hoed once, and raised two hundred 



and eighteen bushels and forty-sixtieths, amounting, at thirty 



cents per bushel, to ...... $65 25 



Ploughing and harrowing. 



Manure and carting. 



Ashes, 



Planting and seed, 



Hoeing, . 



Harvesting, 



825 50 



Clear profit, 



$39 75 



