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cwt. Then sold at $1.00 about one and one-half tons. The 

 remaining three tons were sold at $15.00 per ton. The re- 

 maining one-half ton was sold at less price, and fed out to 

 the cows. 



I used four cords of compost, spreading on and harrowing 

 in with Randall's harrow, three cords, and puttiug the re- 

 mainder in the hill. The compost consisted of one-half 

 muck, with the balance made up of horse and cow manure, 

 niijht soil, and a small amount of fish waste. It was well 

 thrown over and pulverized. The land has been up for sev- 

 eral seasons, and was a very dry piece. The latter fact, 

 considering the dry season, was against the raising of a 

 larger crop. 



COST OF RAISING SQUASHES. 



To ploughing and preparing laud, $ 6.00 



To sowing seed, ' .50 



To cost of seed, 2.00 



To value of manure, 24.00 



To hoeing twice, 5.00 



To harvesting and marketing, 25.00 



$62.50 



AMOUNT OF CROP. 



Two tons, at $37.50 per ton, $75.00 



One and one-half tons, at $20 per ton, 30.00 



Three tons, at $15 per ton, 45.00 



One-half ton, at $10 per ton, 5.00 



Value of crop, $155.00 



Cost of raising, 62.50 



Net profit, $92.50 



STATEMENT OF DANIEL CARLETON. 



The half acre on which my Onions grew was divided into 

 two pieces b}'^ your Committee — one piece of forty-one rods, 



