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We therefore make the following awards : 

 To Mr. John H. George for his crop of onions, first 



premium of |8 00 



For his crop of Potatoes, first premium of 8 00 



To Messrs. C. K. Ordway & Son, for a crop of car- 

 rots, first premium of 8 00 

 For a crop of potatoes, second premium of 5 00 

 Respectfully submitted, 



A. B. Fellows, ) 



B. Frank Phillips, V Committee. 

 John Barker, ) 



STATEMENT CONCERNING A CROP OF POTATOES RAISED 

 BY JOHN H. GEORGE IN THE TOWN OF METHUEN. 



The crop of 1898 was potatoes manured with six cords 

 of stable manure per acre. The soil is peat meadow. 



This year there was applied six cords of manure per 

 acre and 500 lbs. of Stockbridge special potato fertilizer 

 per acre. The manure ploughed in, the fertilizer applied 

 in the drill. 



The land was ploughed, harrowed and furrowed, the 

 potatoes dropped by hand, covered with horse hoe, 

 cultivated three times, dug by hand the best of them, as 

 also part of the seconds, sold from the field for seed, balance 

 stored. 



I planted five varieties, viz.: — Winslow Seedling, Rob- 

 erts Early, Rural Blush, Carman No. 3, and Bliss 

 Triumph. 



There was six tenths of an acre in the piece and the 

 yield was 230 bushels. 165 bushels No. 1 sold at 75 cents 

 per bushel ; 55 bushels No. 2 sold for 50 cents per bushel, 

 and 10 bushels small ones at 25 cents per bushel. 



