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potash, and 100 pounds of commercial fertilizer. The kinds 

 were Fay, Cherry, White Grape and Victoria. The age 

 of the bushes is from two to six years. 



This year they blossomed freely, but for some reason, 

 did not set much fruit. 



I have found it hard to sell them this year at a fair 

 price, as there is but a small demand for them atanypiice, 

 and have the same trouble with gooseberries. 1 think that 

 while it may be well for farmers to grow what currants 

 and gooseberries they wish for home use, there is no use 

 in trying to grow them for market as the demand is not 

 large enough, and it takes too long to sell them. Tlie 

 account this year is as follows : 



Currants Dr. to balance due, $5 00 



^' Use of land, 2 50 



" Fertilizer and sowing, 3 48 



" Trimming, 2 50 



" Hoeing and weeding, 4 00 



" Destroying currant worms, 3 50 

 " Boxes, picking and selling 312 qts. 



at 3c, 9 36 



Total Dr., 130 34 



Cr. by 312 qts. at 7 cents, 21 84 



Currants Dr., $8 50 



Crop per acre, 1600. 

 Value per acre, -1112.00. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Amos Haseltine. 



Haverhill, Mass., Aug. 24, 1897. 

 This is to certify that I have this da}- surveyed a piece 

 of land on which grew a crop of currants entered for pi-e- 

 mium with the Essex County Agricultural Society by 



