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185 40-60 bush, of potatoes, at 75c., 1139 25 

 Cost, 45 00 



Profit, 84 25 



Manure on land, 6 00 



178 25 

 Respectfully submitted, 



C. K. Ordway & Son, 



West Newbur}^ Mass. 



This is to certify that 1 measured a piece of carrots and 

 potatoes entered for premium in the Essex Agricultural 

 Society for C. K. Ordway & Son and find it contains one- 

 half acre of carrots and one-half acre of potatoes. 



G. D. Whittier. 



STATEMENT OF C. K. ORDWAY & SON ON A CROP OF 

 CARROTS. 



In 1897 this piece of land was in grass. 1898, this piece 

 of land was in corn. 1899, there was three cords of ma- 

 nure spread broadcast and ploughed ten inches deep and 

 harrowed and raked and sowed with long orange carrot 

 seed of our own raising. 



Dr. 



1 lb. of carrot seed. 

 Wheel hoed twice before weeding, 

 Weeding twice and thinned, 

 Hoed with wheel iioe once. 

 Harvesting and storing. 



Cost of manure, 



843 00 



