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Part of this piece was set with plants, started in the hot-bed. 



In the early part of the season this part of the field made 

 the most vigorous growth, but was more injured by the dry 

 weather in September. As they were earlier, my sales from 

 this part were more than from the other. 



The whole field is naturally a cold, wet, strong, rocky soil : 

 it has been underdraincd. 



Statement of a crop of rule haga Turnip?;, raised by Wm. 

 K. Putnam, of Danvers : 



The land had been in grass for five years ; was mowed the 

 last of June and ploughed the first of July ; A^'as sown the 

 loth of July, in rows o 1-2 feet apart : the manure was put in 

 drills and covered A^itli a horse-hoe. 



The manure was made in the barn-cellar, h\ carting in two 

 cords of muck ; and this was saturated with urine from the 

 cows, mixed with tlic manure, making o cords ; estimated 

 value, ' $23.00 



Cost of ploughing and liarrowing, 3.00 



Half pound of seed, • , 75 



Carting on manure, 4.00 



Sowing, thinning and cultixatiug, 10.00 



Ilarvestino-, 7.00 



$47.7;) 

 Yield 1()S bushels, (!() lbs. per bushel, making (15 barrels 

 suitable for market, which sell for |2 per b])l. in market, or 

 %\.:)() at the barn— $;>7.:>0. 



STATEMENT OF THOMAS SANDERS. 



Statement concerning a crop of Ruta Bagas raised on a half 

 acre by Thomas Sanders, in the town of Hamilton, 1870 : 



The crop of 1868 and 1869 was grass. No manure used. 

 Soil lio;ht and "ravellv. Ploughed once in November, 1869, 

 two inches deep ; this spring, cross-ploughed four inches : 

 again ploughed, (same as at first) eight inches deep. 



