8i 



CROP OF POTATOES. 



Dr. 



To preparing land and applying fertilizer, $ 3 75 



" Fertilizer, 19 00 



" Cultivation, 3 00 



" Seed cutting, dropping and covering (5 1-2 



bus. seed, 7 12 



" To 25 lbs. copper sulphate, 2 lbs. Paris Green, 



and applying, 3 10 



" digging and marketing, 8 00 



" interest and taxes on land, 3 00 



146 97 



Cr. 

 By 116 bushels potatoes, at 65c., $75 40 



" 10 bushels seconds, at 30c., 3 00 



S78 40 



Profit on half acre, $31 43 

 " " one "" 62 86 



Respectfully submitted, 



John H. George. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PEACHES, 

 GRAPES, AND ASSORTED FRUITS. 



To the Trustees of the Essex Agricultural Society : — 



Gentle Ni en : — The Committee on Peaches, Grapes, and 

 Assorted Fruits, in compliance with the request of the 

 Society, contained in a j)aragraph on page ninth respecting 

 "Duties of Committees," would make some remarks aud 

 suggestions regarding the matter referred to them. 



In looking over the matter contained in this department 

 of the fruit exhibits, as seen in the book of "Arrange- 

 ments of Premiums and Committees," there has been 



