117 



Value of crop, 404 bushels at -11 a bushel, 1404.00 



Deduct cost, 86.00 



Profit, $318.00 



STATEMENT OP FREDERICK T. BURNHAM. 



The following is the account of my Potato crop entered for 

 premium : — 



The land used for this crop previous to 1880 was in grass 

 and had not been ploughed for sixteen years. In November, 

 1879, the land was ploughed. In April, 1880, stable manure 

 was used at the rate of about seven cords to the acre, and was 

 harrowed in with the Randall harrow. The last week in 

 April, the land was furrowed out in drills, three and a half 

 feet apart, about three inches deep. The seed used was the 

 *' Early Rose," large size, cut with three to five eyes in each 

 piece, and dropped about sixteen inches apart. The land is 

 rather low and flat ; the soil is a dark loam. 



The quantity of land entered is one-half acre and eighteen 

 square rods. Finished digging and housing potatoes Septem- 

 ber 15th. The crop amounted to two hundred and sixteen 

 bushels. 



Dr. 



To seed, nine bushels large potatoes, $5.40 



To ploughing, harrowing and furrowing one day, 4.00 



To planting and hoeing, eight days, 10.00 



To manure, four and one-fourth cords, 30.00 



To teaming and spreading manure, 4.00 



To harvesting, six days, 7.50 



$60.90 



Cr. 



By 189 bush, merchantable potatoes, at 75 cts., $141.75 

 By 27 bush, small potatoes, 30 cts., 8.10 



$149.85 

 Profit on one-half acre and eighteen square rods, $88.95. 



