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STATEMENT OF JOHN H. GEORGE. 



To Essex Agricultural Society: 



Statement concerning a crop of potatoes, raised by John 

 H. George, in the town of Methuen, 1885. 



Crop of 1883 was wood. There' was no manure used. 

 The crop of 1884 was potatoes. Shaving manure at the 

 rate of four cords to the acre was applied in the drill. 

 The soil is peat meadow ; plowed in the fall of 1884 about 

 six inches deep. 



In the spring of 1885, four cords of shaving manure 

 was applied broadcast, harrowed in with tooth harrow, 

 furrowed, 350 lbs. of Bay State Phosphate applied in the 

 drill, planted with Holton Rose potatoes, covered by hand, 

 cultivated once with American cultivator, hoed with horse 

 hoe once, weeds pulled once, dug by hand, crop sold in 

 the field at 50 cts. per bushel. Amount of crop on one- 

 half acre, 194 bushels of 60 lbs. 



One-half acre of potatoes to John H. George, 

 To manure two cords (cost the drawing). 

 To spreading and harrowing in, 

 To furrowing, 



To 3| bushels seed potatoes. 

 To cutting, dropping and covering, 

 To 175 lbs. Bay State Phosphate, 

 To applying phosphate, 

 To cultivating. 

 To horse-hoeing. 



To pulling weeds one-half day (boy). 

 To digging, 

 To interest and taxes on land, 



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