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STATEMENT OF O. GOWEN, ON STRAWBERRY CROP. 



The land contains fifty-eight rods on which the berries 

 were raised. In 1895 was broken sod and planted to cab- 

 bage, manured with henyard manure at rate of six cords 

 to the acre. In the spring of '97 was manured at the rate 

 of eight cords to the acre, and set to strawberries ; Haver- 

 land, Bubach No. 5, Brandywine, Jessie. Plants set 

 five feet by fifteen inches. I also applied eighteen bushels 

 of wood ashes. 



Or. 



4,000 plants, at $3, 

 2,500 boxes berries, at .08 



$ 12 00 

 200 00 



1212 00 



Dr. 



West Newbury, Sept. 7, 1898. 



