98 



This land was manured with eight cords to the acre, of 

 stable manure, spread broadcast, and plowed in the last of 

 May, 1883. It was then thoroughly pulverized by harrowing 

 with a disc harrow, and the Thomas smoothing harrow, and 

 raked with hand rakes. The first of June, sowed ten pounds 

 of Dewing's turnip beet seed, in rows fifteen inches apart. 

 When the plants were of suitable size, the weeds were cut with a 

 scufQe hoe, and the plants were weeded, and thinned to about 

 three inches apart. Harvested the last of October, 948 bushels. 



STATEMENT. 



To use of land. 



To 11| cords of manure. 



To ploughing, harrowing and raking, 



To ten pounds of seed, 



To sowing seed, 



To weeding and thinning, 



To harvesting, 



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East Saugus, Oct. 31, 1883. 

 This certifies that I have measured a piece of land for J. 

 W. Blodgett, containing one acre, sixty-six rods, and forty- 

 six feet, on which were grown nine hundred and forty-eight 

 bushels of beets. George H. Peaeson. 



STATEMENT OP H. F. LONGFELLOW. 



Below I give you a statement of the method of culture and 

 crop of two fields of potatoes, planted and cultivated under en- 

 tirely different circumstances. I will designate them as lots 

 No. 1 and 2, so that your committee may remember them in 

 the order they were visited. No. 1 was broken up last spring 

 and a heavy coat, about 10 cords per acre, of fine old barn-yard 

 manure was spread broadcast, and thoroughly harrowed in 



