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The land was ploughed in the fall of 1901. In the 

 spring the land was harrowed, brushed and dragged ; seed 

 sown, six pounds per acre ; hoed five times, weeded three 

 times, harvested by being cut up with a circular hoe, 

 picked up into crates at once and placed in onion house. 

 The seed sown was Danvers Yellow Globe. 



The product was 186 bushels, sold for 75 cents per bushel 

 within a mile and a half of where they were raised. 



The account stands as follows : — 



Dr. 



To ploughing and preparing land^for seeding, 

 manure, 



seed, sowing and weeding, 

 harvesting, topping and marketing, 

 interest and taxes on land, 

 3 pounds seed, 



881 50 



Crop of onions Cr. by 180 bushels onions at 75 cts. 1360 00 

 Profit on half acre $275.50, on acre, 551 00 



Respectfully submitted, 



John H. George. 



Methuen, Mass., Oct., 1902. 

 This may certify that I have measured the land on 

 which the crop of onions grew which are entered by John 

 H. George and it contains one half acre. 



Frank W. George. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON SMALL FRUITS. 



There were two entries of small fruits this year. Mr. 

 J. Henry Nason of Boxford, entered a crop of strawberries 

 and Mr. John C. Day of Bradford a crop of raspberries. 



