95 



rows of four rows each, in the forenoon, and in the afternoon 

 carted to the cellar. Cost of harvesting crop, $15. Product 

 of 147 rods ; 29 tons, 140 pounds. 



STATEMENT OF H. F. LONGFELLOW. 



The land on which the turnips were raised that I entered 

 for premium, was broken up in 186T and planted with pota- 

 toes ; in 1868 a crop ofcorn was raised upon it. Each year it 

 received about 30 loads of manure to the acre. The piece 

 which 1 enter is part of my field of three acres, and was ma- 

 nured with 33 loads of barn yard manure, spread broadcast 

 and ploughed in to the depth of four inches, and then thrown 

 into ridges, 30 inches apart, wilh a double mould -board plow. 

 A heavy brush harrow was then passed length-ways over the 

 ridges, leaving them so smooth that the seed was easily sown 

 with a common brush seed sower, on the 24th of June. The 

 plants were thinned to the distance of about 9 inches. The 

 seed used, was Skirring's King of the Sweedes and Carter's Im- 

 proved, at the rate of 1 1-3 pounds to the acre. Both varie- 

 ties are good. After hoeing once, the weeds were palled by 

 hand. The three rods selected as an average, by a member of 

 your committee, Mr. Perkins, were harvested on the 2nd of 

 November, and the turnips, after being relieved of tops, dirt 

 and roots, weighed 1060 7-8 pounds — 56,580 pounds, or 

 943 bushels to the acre, which I think is the largest crop ever 

 offered for the Society's premium, and if it had not been for 

 the drouth of July and August, I think I should have raised 

 1200 bushels to the acre. 



COST OF CROP. 



Manure, hauling, and spreading, $60,00 



Ploughing, ridging, and harrowing, 3,50 



Seed, hoeing, weeding, thinning, and harvesting, 23,33 



Interest on land, 6.00 



$92,83 

 ■Cr. by tops and small turnips, $12,83 



$80,00 



