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seventeen bushels to the half acre of medium sized onions, 

 very few small ones and none overgrown, no scullions. 

 The manure cost me less than nothing on the ground but 

 for a fair statement 1 shall call it the price of ordinary ma- 

 nure on the ground. The onions are all sold at an aver- 

 age of 90 cts. per bushel but are not all delivered. They 

 were measured in crates which your committee saw. Ont; 

 hundred bushels topped and the shrinkage reckoned on 

 that basis. The statement is as follows : 



To four cords manure on land, 

 '■* ploughing one half acre, 

 '■' harrowing and brushing, 

 " sowing, 



" Si lbs. seed at -13.00, 

 " hoeing five times, 



" weeding three times, 12 days boy work, 

 *' harvesting, 



"■ topping and marketing at 3 cts. per bush., 

 " interest and taxes. 



By 517 bushels onions at 90 cts. 



Less 



Profit per ^ acre. 

 Profit per acre. 



Respectfully submitted, 



John H. George. 



This may certify that I have measured the piece of land 

 on which grew the onions which John H. George entered 

 with the Essex Agricultural Society for premium and it 

 contains one half acre. 



Walter Smith. 



