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Uradley's Super Plios])li[ito of Linio, 100 lbs. I pbritctl, the last 

 week in April, throe four tlis of a lb. of Dauvers onion seed, eultiva- 

 ted six times; harvested, pullin.o;, ami cutting off the tops, in October. 

 The piece of land where my onions grew contains 20 s^quarc rods. 

 Cost of seed and planting, $1 50 



" Plowing, &c.y 70 



Manure, ^ 3 00 



*' GLiltivatinir and harvestin<2:, T 50 



12 TO 



Weigiifc of crop as ccrtiSad by Henry Jackson, Oct. 8th, 2800 lbs. 



MARTIN JOHNSON'S STATEMENT. 



ONIONS. 



Tn 1865 and 18GG the crops raised on this land were onio-ns ; the 

 dressing used, horse and hog manure, about twenty-five loads to tho 

 acre. Soil, sandy loam ; noi plowed but cultivated before planting in 

 the spring; harrowed, and leveled witli tlie back of the harrow; used 

 about twenty-five loads of manure to the acre. Planted April 1 0th, 

 with machine, yellow Danvers and another yellow variety, name- 

 unknown. I hoed with Wheeler hoe three times, and weeded three times 

 by hand. Harvested the first of October. The land on which my 



cnions gi-ew nneasiired forty-four rods at the outlines; there were 1C> 

 fruit trees on the land which I think would reduce the measure to 

 about thirty-five rods, there being no onions under the trees. I havo 

 measured the onions and have 102 bushels of sound onions; about two 

 b'ushels are small. 



Cost of seed and planting, 

 Plowing, &c., 



" Manure, 



" Cultivatinc: and hi 



Weight of crop as certified by C} 



EBENEZER BIRD\S STATEMENT. 



KUTA BAOAS. 



Tlio crops of 1865 and 1866 were grass ; no manure used. Light- 

 ish gravelly soil ; plowed six indies deep, the 21st of June, after mow- 

 ino- the grass off. Four loads of manure, of fifteen })ushels each, and 

 tw'o of thirty bushels, were applied in drills. I planted, the 21st^ of 

 June, four lbs. of Ruta Baga soedin drills; cultivated and hoed twice. 

 Harvested, pulled, and cut tops, the 2d of November. The piece 

 of land where my turnips grew contains 1^0 sf^uare rods. 



