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I used four cords of stable manure in the drill. I sowed 

 one pound of Shamrock seedf June 25, 1897, in rows three 

 and one-half feet apart. 



Below is the financial statement : 



Dr. 



Ploughing and harrowing, 

 4 cords of manure, 

 Seed and planting, 

 Labor cultivating, 

 Labor harvesting. 

 Interest and taxes on land, 



Ml 50 



Cr. 



245 bu. turnips, il25 00 



Profit on one-half acre, . $83 50 



Yield per acre, 490 bu. 

 Cost " " 183.00. 

 Profit " " $167.00. 



Respectfully, 



Alvin Smith. 



No. Andover, Mass., Nov. 4, 1897. 

 This is to certify that I measured the land on which 

 grew the crop of turnips entered by Alvin Smith of Ham- 

 ilton and that the field entered contained eighty square 

 rods. 



Geo. a. Rogers. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON SMALL FRUITS. 



To the Trustees of the Essex Agricultural Society : 



The committee on strawberries and other small fruits 

 have attended to the duty assigned them, and respectfully 

 submit the following report. 



