78 



Or. By 17,000 lbs. carrots sold at 112.00 



per ton, 1102 00 



Value of manure left in land, 12 00 



Value of crop, 114 00 



Cost of crop, 45 00 



Profit, 69 00 



STATEMENT OF N. P. PERKINS. 



Tlie land on which this crop of onions grew was in 1896 

 planted to onions, potatoes and beets. About three cords of 

 stable manure were used, with a light dressing of fertilizer. 

 The crop of 1897 was onions, four cords of manure used, 

 and also fertilizer and Canada ashes. The soil is black, with 

 clay subsoil. In the fall of 1897 applied four coids of cow 

 and horse manure and ploughed in. In the spring of 1898 

 ploughed again, thus bringing the manure to the surface 

 in a fine condition after the frosts of winter. After har- 

 rowing, spread on three-fourths of a ton of Canada ashes, 

 and levelled with a Thomas harrow and drag. Sowed May 

 10th about two lbs. Danvers onion seed, bought of Warren 

 Baiker, rows 13 inches apart; wheel hoed and weeded four 

 times. The crop did not suffer fiom blight, and continued 

 to grow until Sept. 25ih,when they were pulled and dried 

 down in good condition, with but few waste onions. 



Dr. 



Seed and sowing, 



Ploughing, 



Harrowing and dragging, 



4 cords manure, 



3-4 ton ashes. 



Wheel hoeing and weeding. 



Harvesting, 



Topping and marketing, 



$71 70 



