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This may certify that I have surveyed the land upon which 

 the above crop of turnips grew, and find it contains 2f acres 

 and 16 rods. SAMUEL DEMSEY. 



STATEMENT OF DAVID WENTZELL. 



The crop of onions offered for premium was raised on one 

 acre of land. The crop of 1864 was partly onions, the re- 

 mainder beets and carrots ; that of 1865 was onions. In 1864 

 some muscle and barn yard manure mud was used. In 1865 

 ten cords muscle mud was used. The soil is yellow loam, 

 ploughed about eight inches deep once in the fall of 1865 and 

 twice the next spring, and the ground was raked, at a cost of 

 $16.50. About twenty-four loads of stable manure was spread 

 on the ground and ploughed in, cost, $72. Planted April 19 

 with five lbs. seed, cost $9. Cut through with the weeder 

 four times and weeded by hand three times ; cost of cultiva- 

 tion, $23. The onions were pulled the first week in Septem- 

 ber, and carried to the barn about three weeks after ; cost of 

 harvesting, $26. There were twenty-one cart loads after 

 cleaned of tops. Three of the cart loads were measured and 

 contained one hundred and twenty-five bushels of 52 lbs. each, 

 thus making the crop, after allowing for some waste, eight 

 hundred and sixty-five bushels. 



Measurement of land certified by Charl-^s A. Putnam, sur- 

 veyor ; weight of crop by Edward Collins, and certificates 

 annexed. 



DESTRUCTION OF THE CANKER WORM. 

 A liberal premium of one hundred dollars has been offered 



