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I hereby certify that I hauled and weighed the squashes 

 raised on the above mentioned piece of ground, by averaging 

 tlie weight of three loads, and loading the others as near to 

 them as possible, and there were nine tons and six hundred 

 pounds merchantable squashes. John Mahoney. 



STATEMENT OF J. W. BLODGETT. 



I enter for premium one-half acre of Dewing's turnip beet. 

 The land on which these beets were grown is part of the same 

 field on which the Hubbard squashes entered this* year for 

 premium were raised and received the same treatment for the 

 year 1879. About the 10th of May, 1880, I applied five cords 

 stable manure and ploughed it in ; before sowing the seed the 

 land was thoroughly pulverized by harrowing and raking. 

 May 17th, sowed four pounds of seed in rows fifteen inches 

 apart ; when the plants were of a suitable size cut between the 

 rows with a scuffle hoe, wed and thinned them to about three 

 inches apart. October 26 and 27, harvested 380 bushels. 

 Cost. 



$75.75 

 East Saugus, Nov. 1, 1880. 

 I have measured a field of beets for J. W. Blodgett, and find 

 it contains one-half acre of land. F. Saunders. 



This certifies that the beets raised by J. W. Blodgett on one- 

 half acre of land measure three hundred and eighty bushels. 

 East Saugus, Nov. 1, 1880. Simeon Smith. 



To the Committee on Root Crops : 



Gentlemen : — I enter for premium one-half acre of purple 



