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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON STRAW- 

 BERRIES. 



To the Secretary of the 3Iarsh/feld Agricultural and Horticul- 

 tural Society : 



Tlie Committee ou Strawberries visited the plantation of 

 Mr. Phillips and have received the enclosed statement. The 

 committee recommend that the first premium be paid to Mr. 

 Daniel Phillips for best acre of strawberries, measured by us, 

 October, 1887. 



J. W. SAMPSON. 



G. J. PETERSON. 



Statement of Mr. Daniel Phillips. 



To the Committee ou Straivherries of the 3Iarshfeld Agricul- 

 tural and Horticultural Society: 



Gentlemen :— At your request I send you an account of my 

 strawben V l)ed as near as I can, as I did not keep a strict 

 account of the cost the year that I set it out, but will try and 

 give you the cost of raising as near as possible and also the 

 way in which I raised them. My bed consists of one acre of 

 good rich land which has been well manured for the last three 

 or four years, and so did not put any on when setting the 

 plants. I plowed the land the same as for any other crop ; 

 gave it a good harrowing with the Acme harrow; then went 



