90 



This certifies that a piece of land measured by me con- 

 tained two hundred and one rods of squashes, raised by- 

 David Warren of Swampscott. 



Allen Ro\ye. 



STATEMENT OF CORNELIUS MOYNIHAN, NEWBURY. 



The crop of ruta baga turnips that I enter for premium 

 grew on new land broke up this spring. I put on at the 

 rate of seven cords of barn cellar manure' to the acre," 

 spread broadcast and harrowed, in. I then opened furrows 

 three feet apart and filled them in as though I were cov- 

 ering potatoes, and sowed the seed by hand. I weighed 

 or had weighed, three separate baskets, sixty pounds to 

 the bushel and measured the rest in the same basket. 

 There were 304 bushels of good merchantable turnips on 

 one-half acre. 



COST OF CROP. 

 Ploughing and leveling, 

 Manure three and one-half cords, 

 Seed and sowing same. 

 Cultivating once, 

 Weeding and thinning twice, 

 Harvesting, 



Value of 301 bushels turnips at 35 cts., 



Profit, 



)5 90 



Respectfully, 



C. MOYNIHAN. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ORNAMENTAL 



TREES. 

 To the Trustees of the Essex Agricultural Society : 



Gentlemen:— On June 30th, the chairman of your 

 committee on forest trees received notice from our secre- 



