120 



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top turnips. The land on wliich these were grown consists of 

 a sandy loam. The crop of 1879 was cabbages, planted on a 

 compost two-thirds stable manure and one-third marsh mud, 

 about eight cords to the acre. Middle of April the land was 

 ploughed, manured with stable manure, eight cords to the 

 acre, and planted to potatoes. They were harvested last of 

 July and first of August. The land was then cultivated, har- 

 rowed and rolled ; sowed the seed in rows fifteen inches apart, 

 thinned the plants to four inches apart. Nov. 5 harvested 219 

 bushels. 



$15.13 



East Saugus, Nov. 5, 1880. 

 I have measured for J. W. Blodgett a field containing one- 

 half acre on which grew 219 bushels of White Turnips. 



W. Saunders. 



STATEMENT OF AARON KNOWLTON. 



The half acre on which was raised the crop of Mangel 

 Wurtzels is a dark loam. The crop of 1878 and 1879 was 

 Mangels, and was measured each year with 17 loads of barn 

 manure in November, and ploughed in about 9 inches deep. It 

 was again ploughed in May the same depth. 



The land this year was prepared and sown the 15th of May, 

 four pounds of seed to the acre ; cultivated three times, the 

 first and last time with a common weed cutter ; second time 

 with a hoe, cutting very deep to loosen the soil. The plants 

 were thinned to one foot apart. They were harvested the 25th 

 of October. The tops were twisted off as they stood in the 

 field ; afterwards the mangels were pulled and thrown in piles, 

 then hauled to the cellar. One load was weighed and the rest 



