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being 16 lbs., four hundred that would sell for about $5 per 

 hundred, one hundred that would sell for about $2 per hun- 

 dred, and a few that would not be marketable, they being 

 hills that, owing to the dry weather, had to be set out twice, 

 and did not therefore have time to mature. 



The piece was measured by Mr. Appleton, and, according 

 to the certificate, measured one-half acre. 



COST OF RAISING CABBAGES. 



To ploughing and preparing land, $ 4.00 



To sowing seed and setting plants, 3.00 



To cost of seed, 1.25 



To cost of manure, 17.25 



To hoeing twice, 5.00 

 To cost of marketing, and estimated cost of marketing 



the rest, 24.00 



$54.50 



VALUE OF CROP. 



To 150 heads, at 8 cents per head, $ 12.00 



To 1050 heads, at 11 cents per head, 115.50 



To 400 heads, at 5 cents per head, 20.00 



To 100 heads, at 2 cents per head, 2.00 



To fodder, 12.00 



Value of crop, $161.50 



Cost of raising, 54.50 



Net profit, $107.00 



The piece of Squashes which I enter for premium to the 

 above Society, according to statement of H. A. Appleton, 

 sworn surveyor, measures ninety-five rods, on which I have 

 grown seven tons of Marrow Squashes, which, with the excep- 

 tion of one-half ton, have been fine marketable squashes. I soJd 

 the earlier squashes, about two tons, at $1.50 and $1.25 per 



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