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Tlie land consists of a black loam. The season of 1880 

 this land was manured with stable manure at the rate of about 

 ten cords to the acre ; ploughed six to eight inches deep, and 

 planted to Dewing's turnip beet. The year 1881 it received 

 about the same treatment, and the same crop as the year 

 previous. First of May, 1882, it was ploughed six to eight 

 inches deep, harrowed, furrowed eight feet apart, manured 

 with stable manure, about four or five cords to the acre in 

 hills 8 feet apart. Planted to Hubbard squash June 5th, six 

 seeds in a hill ; when the plants were of a suitable size 

 thinned them to four plants in a hill. They were cultivated 

 four times and hoed twice. The bugs were destroyed by 

 applying plaster dust in the morning when there was dew 

 upon the vines. Harvested Sept. 30, 5 9-10 tons of No. 1 

 Squashes, and eleven hundred pounds No. 2 Squashes. 



STATEMENT. Dr. 



To use of land, 11.00 



To cost of manure, 30.00 



To ploughing and harrowing, 5.60 



To planting, manuring, &c., 6.00 



To Seed, ~ 2.50 



To cultivating and hoeing, 9.00 



To plaster and labor, 5.50 



To Harvesting and storing, 9.00 



$78.50 



Cr. 

 By 5 9-10 tons No. 1 Squashes at $40 a ton, $236.00 



By 1100 pounds No. 2 " at $20 a ton, 11.00 



$247.00 



East Saugus, Oct. 30, 1882. 

 I measured for J. W. Blodaett a piece of land containing 

 130^ rods, on which grew 220 bushels potatoes. 



W. Saunders. 

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