95 



seed sown with a seed drill in rows sixteen inches apart. 

 They were hoed with Shove hoe four times and weeded 

 twice. At the second weeding the plants were thinned to 

 fonr inches apart in the row. The}^ were hoed once with 

 hand hoes. Commenced jiigging and marketing Sept. 10. 



COST OF CROP. 

 Dr. 



To 10 cords manure, 



To ploughing, 



To harrowing and rolling, 



To sowing, 



To weeding and thinning, 



To Shove hoeing, 



To hand hoeing, 



To harvesting, 



183 80 

 Or. 



By 262 bush, parsnips, at 80 cents, $209 60 



Yield per acre, 524 bush, at 80 cents, 419 20 



Cost per acre, 167 60 



Profit per acre, 251 60 



Feederick a. Russell. 



This certifies that I have measured the piece of land on 

 which was raised 262 bushels of parsnips by Frederick A. 

 Russell, and it contains one-half acre. 



N. D. Perey. 



STATEMENT OF A CROP OF BEETS RAISED BY FREDER- 

 ICK A. RUSSELL OF METHUEN. 



The piece of beets which I enter for premium contains 

 one-half acre. Previous to 1891 the land was in grass. 

 In 1891 the land was ploughed, and twenty two-horse 

 loads of barn cellar manure per acre applied broadcast. 



