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This fall I intend to trim and hill them up, which ylionld 

 have been done last fall. So far, from different causes, 

 there has not been a good crop in any year. This year's 

 ciop has not brought so much a quart as in former years, 

 but a large part of them Avere sold at the door, so the ex- 

 pense of the selling has been less. I think that about five 

 bushels were wasted on account of not having pickers to 

 gather them. The account is as follows : 



Currants Dr. to cost to 1896, 



Interest and use of land. 



Fertilizer, 



Hoeing and weeding, 



Destroying currant worms, 



Picking and selling 770 qts. at 3 cts. 



By 770 qts. currants at 7 cents, 

 Currants Dr. 



Crop per acre, 2831 quarts. 



Value " " $198 17 



Respectfully submitted, 



Amos Haseltine. 



Haverhill, Mass., Aug. 6, 189(). 

 'I'his is to certify that I have measured the land on 

 which grew the crop of currants entered for premium by 

 Amos Haseltine, and find it to contain forty-three and fifty- 

 two hundredths square rods. (43.52 sq. rds.) 



E. A. Emerson. 



