94 



COST OF CROP. 



Preparation of land, -$4 50 



Manure, 2 1-2 cords, 15 00 



Phosphate, 12 80 



Hoemg, weeding and thinning, 22 50 



Seed and sowing, 5 00 



Harvesting, 13 00 



$307 20 

 Respectfully submitted, 



C. C. Blunt. 



Andover, Oct. 29, 1894. 

 I hereby certify that I have measured a field of parsnips 

 for C. C. Blunt,, entered for premium, and find it contains 

 one-half acre. 



Having measured the crop on the above piece, the yield 

 is (380) three hundred and eighty bushels, 55 pounds to 

 the bushel. 



S. H. Bailey. 



STATEMENT OF A CROP OF PARSNIPS RAISED BY FKED- 

 ERICK A. EUSSELL OF METHUEN. 



The piece of parsnips which I enter for premium con- 

 tains one-half acre. Previous to 1892 the land was in 

 grass. In 1892 the crop was sweet corn. In 1893 the 

 crop was early cabbage, followed by late Savoy cabbage. 

 Early in April, 1894, I applied ten cords of horse stable 

 manure broadcast, and ploughed eight inches deep. The 

 soil was then thoroughly pulverized with a wheel harrow, 

 smoothed with a Thomas smoothing harrow, rolled, and 



