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STATEMENT OP HENRY K. WEST, OP HAVERHILL. 



The Raspberry Crop which I enter for premium was 

 grown on about two acres of land, quality, light loam. 

 Age of bushes, one to seven years. I hope the Committee 

 will bear in mind that in making out this account I have 

 been obliged to enter a large proportion of young plants, 

 bearing their first or second year's crop. Whereas, if I 

 could have taken the best half acre and kept the account 

 separate, I should have made a much better showing. 



MODE OP CULTIVATION. 



Manured the land well and harrowed it in. Set plants 

 in rows, eight feet apart, by three and four in row. Nip 

 back young shoots at from two to four feet according to 

 the age of the plantation. Keep the land well cultivated 

 between rows, and the rows free from weeds and grass. 

 The main pruning is done before the frost is out in Spring. 

 The cost of cultivation varies with size and age of plants. 

 We raise some other crop between the rows the first season. 



Amount of crop, 6500 boxes, which sold for 



15 cents each, §975.00 



Deduct picking, freight, commissions, etc., 325.00 



-1)650.00 

 Cost of cultivation, 150.00 



Net profit, $500.00 



Yours truly, 



Henry K. West. 



NEW VARIETY WINTER APPLES. 



The apple crop is of vast importance to the farmers of 

 Essex, not only for domestic purposes as food and a luxury, 

 but as a source of income, and this comes mostly from 



