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was put was the best, the fertilizer next, and the manure 

 last ; thej were troubled with the maggots most where hen 

 manure was used and the least where the fertilizer was 

 used, and the night soil next and manure about the same, 

 I applied 1-2 cord of gas lime on part of the piece to pre- 

 vent the maggots work, but where there was the most lime 

 put there was the most maggots. I have told a great 

 many people that gas lime was a preventative, as my for- 

 mer use of it had given me a good reason to believe. I 

 wish to take it all back and say that I don't know of any- 

 thing that is of any use, as I have learned long ago that 

 one swallow does not make a Summer and I have some- 

 times thought that there was not anything sure about farm- 

 ing any way, as what will produce a crop one year is sure 

 to be a failure some other season. The piece which I en- 

 ter contains one half an acre and the cost of the crop has 

 been as follows : 



Manure, fertilizer &c., -"$35 00 



Ploughing, brushing and dragging, 3 00 



Seed, 5 00 



Sowing, 75 



Hoeing 5 times. 4 00 



Weeding 4 times, 12 00 



Harvesting and marketing, 30 00 



Interest and taxes on land, 6 00 



195 75 

 The land was peat meadow. The crop was 332 bushels 

 on one half acre and they are sold at 11.00 per bushel. 

 To Onion crop, Or. 1332 00 



« " " Dr. 95 75 



.$237.75 



Respectfully submitted, 



John H. George. 



I hereby certify that I measured the land on which grew 



