90 ON ROOT CROPS. 



seed sown thereon. They were weeded four times, twenty- 

 four days labor. 



Soon after the first weeding, one bushel of dry wood ashes 

 was sown broadcast over the whole piece. After the second 

 weeding, one bushel of Plaster of Paris was strewn over it in 

 the same manner. After the third weeding, the western end 

 of the piece, on a part of which cabbages grew last year, was 

 less promising as to a crop, than elsewhere. One peck of Gua- 

 no, mixed with one peck of Plaster of Paris, was scattered ov- 

 er this part of the field, about one-fourth of the whole. This 

 apparently had the desired effect — gave the crop a luxuriant 

 appearance, and at harvest the largest product. 



Danvers, Nov. 6, 1852. ANDREW NICHOLS. 



This certifies, that, under my own supervision, Dr. Andrew 

 Nichols, on his farm in Middleton, experimenting on one-half 

 acre of land, raised, on seventy square rods, from seed, three 

 hundred and fifty-five bushels of onions ; that on the remain- 

 ing ten square rods, small onions, and a few seed onions were 

 set. and a good crop of what are called rare-ripes, and seed, ob- 

 tained, — but as there were many of them pulled early for the 

 market, and sold, week after week, in small bunches, it is now 

 impossible for me to say how many bushels, or the equivalent 

 thereto, were produced on these ten rods, but I should estimate 

 the value of this portion of the crop, equal to the average of 

 the whole piece. 



Danvers, Nov. 6, 1852. LUKE PUTNAM. 



I certify that I measured the ground cultivated as above sta- 

 ted, and found it to contain one-half acre, and no more. 

 Nov. 9, 1852. J. W. PROCTOR, Surveyor. 



JOHN L. HUBBARD'S STATEMENT. 

 I herewith transmit a statement of the management of the 

 crop of Onions, entered by me for Premium. The land is a 

 sandy loam, rather light on one side of the piece to a rather 

 deep black soil on the other side, with a southern exposure, 

 containing 86 rods. It has been used for an Onion bed seve- 



