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STATEMENT CONCERNING A CROP OF ONIONS RAISED BY 

 SAMUEL BUXTON OF PEABODY, 1902. 



In the year 1900 the land was in grass. Crop of 1901 

 was cabbage and potatoes. Manured with three cords of 

 cow manure. Soil was a medium native. 1902, ploughed 

 once in spring eight inches deep, spread manure and har- 

 rowed. Sowed 1000 pounds fertilizer broadcast. Sowed 

 the seed May 28th. 



COST OF CROP. 



Ploughing, harrowing, etc. 



Manure, 



Fertilizer, 



3 lbs. seed, 



Hoeing and weeding, 



Harvesting, 



S58 00 



Cr. bv 528 bushels of onions. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Samuel Buxton. 



This is to certify that I measured the land on which Mr. 

 Samuel Buxton's onions grew which are offered for pre- 

 mium. It contains 23,844 square feet. 



Charles E. Barrett. 



statement of a CROP OF ONIONS RAISED BY JOHN H. 

 GEORGE IN METHUEN, MASS., 1902. 



The crop of 1900 was potatoes manured with Stock- 

 bridge Potato Fertilizer. The crop of 1901 was onions ; 

 the crop of 1902 was onions, manured with stable manure 

 ploughed in, eight cords on half acre, with about four 

 cords light manure run on the land. The land is peat 

 meadow. 



