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and under similar conditions next year may become an in- 

 structive one. 



Chas. p. Preston /or the Committee. 



STATEMENT OP MR. PHILBRICK. 



Crops and Produce of the Tread well Farm 1881, as esti- 

 mated by Mr. Philbrick the lessee. 



126 bbls. Apples, 206 bush. Cider Apples, 19 bush. Peas, 

 15 bush. Beans, 301 bush. Potatoes, 2536 lbs. Squashes, 6584 

 head Cabbage, 50,560 pickles, 202 boxes Strawberries, 228 

 bunches Asparagus, 455 bush, ears of Corn, 80 bush. Barley, 

 20 tons Euglisli Hay, 24 tons Meadow Hay. 



Products of Pasturage, $100 in cash. 



" " Milk, 45 



" " Butter, 20 



$165 



Used 24 cords of Barn Manure and $140 worth of Stock- 

 bridge Fertilizer. 



The following experiment in raising potatoes has been made 

 by order of the farm committee. 



The potatoes planted were all of medium size, on land of 

 uniform condition and quality, and manured with fertilizer in a 

 uniform manner, in five rows of 140 feet each in length, and the 

 whole potatoes or pieces were put one foot apart in the rows. 

 1st row, medium sized whole potatoes, 



product, 130 lbs. large, 69 lbs. small. 

 2d row, seed ends of potatoes, 104 " " 32 " " 

 3d row, cut to 2 eyes, 123 " " 36 " " 



4th row, cut to 1 eye, 93 " " 28 " " 



5th row, cut in four pieces 99 " '' 29 



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