96 



Crop, potatoes. In 1892 manure from stables in the cities 

 was applied broadcast, at the rate of fifteen cords per acre ; 

 also one ton of unleached ashes and one ton of coarse 

 tankage per acre. Crop, early cabbage, followed by Hub- 

 bard squash. In 1893 twenty cords per acre of horse 

 stable manure from the cities were applied broadcast. 

 Crop, beets, followed by spinach and Savoy cabbage. In 1890 

 20 cords of horse stable manure from the cities were applied 

 broadcast. Ploughed once at a depth of eight inches, 

 harrowed with wheel harrow, then with Thomas smoothing 

 harrow, and then rolled. Sowed to Edmands' beets, at the 

 rate of ten pounds of seed per acre. A seed drill was 

 used, and the rows were fifteen inches apart. The field 

 was cultivated four times with Planet, Jr. hand wheel hoe. 



1189 60 

 Yield per acre, 824 bush., at 45c., 370 80 



Yield per acre, greens, 8 40 



1379 20 

 Cost per acre, 144 20 



Profit per acre, 235 00 



Frederick A. Russell. 



