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STATEMENT BY OSCAR GOWEN TO THE COMMITTEE ON 



BOOT CROPS. 



The piece of potatoes which I enter for premium was 

 phmted in gravelly soil with clay subsoil. In 1900 the land 

 was sward and cut about one and one-half tons of hay to 

 the acre. 



In 1901 it was ploughed and manured with about four 

 cords of barnyard manure to the acre and 300 pounds of 

 Reed's fertilizer in the hills. Planted to garden truck 

 such as squashes, cabbages, turnips, etc. 



In 1902, it was manured with about six cords of barn- 

 yard manure to the acre, with about 500 pounds of fertil- 

 izer Avith a result of BOO baskets of potatoes to the acre. 

 Planted the Ensign Bayley potatoes. I think if the rot 

 had not affected them there would have been ten bushels 

 more. I would also say that on the same piece of land I 

 have a good stand of raspberry plants set this year. Also, 

 if one third of the manure is left in the ground the profit 

 would be $145 to the acre. 



Expeyise. 



Ploughing, $ 1 20 



Manure, 



Fertilizers, 



Cultivating, 



Harvesting, 



Seed, 



138 90 

 Receipts. 



140 bushels marketable potatoes at 70c. $98 00 

 10 " small potatoes at 30c. 3 00 



$101 00 



