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In tlie Spring of 1883, the land was plowed and planted 

 with potatoes, using four loads of barn-yard manure in the 

 hill. Well cultivated through the season, and a fair crop 

 of potatoes harvested. In Spring of '84, spread on twelve 

 loads of barn-yard manure and plowed it in, and planted to 

 corn. Thoroughly cultivated through the season, and har- 

 vested about forty bushels of shelled corn from the lot. 

 In Spring of 1885, spread on twelve loads of barn-yard 

 manure and plowed ten inches deep, and sowed carrots. 

 Seed used was the Danvers Improved Long Orange of my 

 own raising. Hoed and weeded crop three times during 

 the season, and thinned to about five inches at second weed- 

 ing. Finished harvesting crop, October 9th. Weighed en- 

 tire crop on public scales and had 27,000 pounds, or 600 

 bushels, being at the rate of 106G| bushels per acre. 



COST OF CROP. 



Manure, 3 cords, 



Plowing and harrowing, 



Raking and smoothing, 



Seed, one pound. 



Hoeing and weeding, three times. 



Harvesting, 



Total, 

 By 13| tons Carrots, at S15 per ton, 



Less cost, 



|-131 15 

 Allowing lialf the value of the manure re- 

 maining in the land, 15 00 



The result will be a profit on the crop of $146 15 



Respectfully submitted, 



C. K. Ordway & Son. 



