90 



HOOT CROPS. 



JOHN BROOKS JH'S STATEMENT.* 



POTATOES. 



The half-acre on ^Yhich my Davis' seedling potatoes 

 greWj is a wet soil, with a clay sub-soil. The crop of 

 1857-8, was grass, without manure. It was plowed 

 once, May 29th, about eight inches deep ; furrowed, and 

 manured. with seven and one-half loads, spread before 

 plowing, and 150 lbs. plaster in the hill ; planted, June 

 7th, in hills, with seven bushels large potatoes, cut, two 

 pieces per hill ; twentj^-four hills per square rod • hoed 

 once, and harvested October 5th. 



Cost of plowing, ----- $1,00 



EuiTOwiug and applying plaster, - - 1,00 



Manui-e, ----- 9,37 



Plaster, ----- ,75 



Seed, ----- 2,80 



Planting, - - - - - 1,60 

 Hoeing, - - - - -1,50 



Harvesting, - - - - 1,50 



Total, . - - - $19,42 



Produce, as estimated by the Committee, Oct. 3d, 

 100 lbs. per square rod — equal to 8000 lbs., or 133 1-3 

 bushels the half acre. 



The half acre on which my St. Helena potatoes grew, 

 is a muck-meadow, very cold, drained six years ago. 

 The crop of 1857-8, was grass of very poor quality, 

 without manure. It was plowed once, June 11th, 

 about eight inches deep ; harrowed once ; furrowed ; 

 manured with eight loads spread after plowing, and 

 ashes in the hill ; planted, June 11th, with five bushels 



*The statements concerning cultivated crops are made by the Secre- 

 tary from tlie blank forms sent to the several competitors. In all cases 

 wbere manure is estimated in loads, the loads are understood to contain- 

 thirty bushels each. — Sec. 



