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ley's, gave 1 bushel more each, than on Stockbridge's and the 

 two late varieties give 1 bushel more each to Stockbridge than 

 to Bradley's. 



The following is the number of busliels of each variety : 

 On Stockbridge. On Bradley's. 



Dunmore, 8 bushels, Uunmore, 7 bushels, 



St. Patrick, 6 " St. Patrick, 5 " 



Early Ohio, o " Early Ohio, 6 " 



Bliss Triumph, 4 busliels. Bliss Triumph, 5 bushels. 



The first experiment, that of testing the value of small 

 whole potatoes against pieces of two eyes, gave two hushels in 

 favor of the whole potatoes. I think if the season had not 

 been so very dry, they would have done much better, as the 

 vines looked much the best. The Stockbridge gave 3 bushels 

 less than the manure, and Bradley's 4. The result is 

 decidedly in favor of the fertilizer as to the cost per bushel. 



The manure cost on the field ^39.00 per acre, and the 

 fertilizers -$13.00, making the cost of the present crop only 

 one-third on tlie fertiHzer of that on the manure. Reckoning 

 the manure half expended and the fertilizer entirely, the result 

 is still in their favor of $6.50 per acre. 



The last and third experiment of following the potatoes 



with a second crop was entirely satis lactory, as there were ten 



tons to the acre of handsome, well-ripened squashes. If we 



received the benefit of the squash vines keeping the weeds 



down, the cost of the squashes is very low. I think the last 



experiment is very important, as there are many kinds of 



vegetables that can be just as well raised as a second crop, as 



earlier in the season and cost much less, and leave the land 



in a far better condition. 



Aaron Low, for the Committee. 



STATEMENT OF J. J. H. GREGORY, NO. 1. 



The crop of cabbage entered is part of a field of about an 

 acre and a half. The crop of 1878 was potatoes manured 

 with a good compost, six cords, (or 20 loads of 30 bushels 

 each), ploughed in with bone and ashes in the drill, as far as 



