105 



The plants were thinned so as to stand about eighteen 

 inches apart in the rows. I like to have the {)lants stand 

 near enough together to grow medium sized licads as very 

 large ones do not sell well in this vicinity where cabbages 

 are usually sold by the pound and not for so much a head 

 as they are in some markets. This year my cabbages were 

 fully as large as customers wanted. The piece was hoed 

 by hand three times and the horse hoe was used about once 

 a week from the time the plants were large enough to be 

 seen until they began to head. 



The cost of the crop is as follows : 



Ploughing and preparing land, 



8eed and sowing, 



Cultivating and Hoeing, 



600 lbs. Phosphate, 



Value of manure when spread, 



Gathering and Marketing, 



Interest on land, 



Total, $18 7 00 



1 have sold at wholesale in Lawrence at an average price of 

 about one dollar per barrel, cabbages to the amount 

 of $325 82 



I estimate that I have now on hand at least one 



hundred barrels, worth 75 00 



For each load of cabbages trimmed for market 

 get an equal load of leaves for the cattle, 

 I estimate this fodder to be worth 30 00 



Making the total receipts, $430 82 



Leaving a profit of #243 82. 



It will be noticed that I have taken a whole acre instead 

 of only the half acre required by the Society ; had I taken 

 a half acre the per cent, of profit would have been larger. 



No. Andover, Oct. 30, 1885. 



