94 



ilO. First premium, to George J. Peircc, of West Newbury, 



for crop of strawberries. 

 $10. First premium, to Daniel Stiles, North Andover, for 



crop of blackberries. 

 Chas. P. rfavory, Augustus Verry, Elias Andrews, Warren 

 K. Cole — Committee. 



STATEMENT OF GEORGE J. PEIRCE, AVEST NEWUUKY. 



The [)iece of land that I enter for premium for straw- 

 berry crop was a wet swampy piece in my pasture, never 

 cultivated before. In May, 1889, we mowed all the bushes, 

 and ploughed it with four oxen and two horses, clearing off 

 all rocks, bushes, etc., did some ditching and laid some 

 tile to drain it, and sowed a part of it with oats, and plant- 

 ed part for a kitchen garden; had about four dozen cabbages, 

 a few cucumbers, summer squashes, etc. In 1890 I 

 ploughed and prepared ray land for strawberries, put on 

 three cords of manure, harrowed it in, and brushed and set 

 the plants of the following varieties: Jessie, Bubuck, Cres- 

 ent, Belmont, Prince of Berr\', Sharpless and May King, 

 Commenced picking June 15th, ihiished July 21st. 



COST OF CRor. 



1889. Mowing bushes one day, S^LSO 



Ploughing two days, 16.00 



Clearing off rocks, bushes, etc., 4.00 



Ditching and drain tile, 20.00 



'1890. Ploughing, 4.00 



Manure, three cords, 12.00 



Harrowing, 1.00 



Strawberry plants, 5000, at #3.00, 15.00 



Setting and trimming three da^'s, 4.50 



Hoeing four times, 12.00 



Salt hay for mulching, lA tons, 12.00 



1391. Uncovering the bed, 1.00 



Mulching them in the rows, 1.00 



Picking berries, 2 cts. per qt, 93.74 



For marketing at 1 ct. \ er qt., 46.87 



Total exj)ense, •'ii=244.01 



