lOO 



Yield per Acre. 



407 bushels large potatoes, 34 bushels small potatoes. 

 Respectfully submitted, 



Nathan Longfellow. 

 This is to certify that I have measured the land belong- 

 ing to N. Longfellow, on which grew the potatoes which 

 he has entered for premium, and it contains 80 rods. 



W. K. Colby. 

 Groveland, Oct. 29, 1894. 



STATEMENT OF A CROP OF POTATOES RAISED BY FREDER- 

 ICK A. RUSSELL, OF METHUEN, SEASON OF 1894. 

 To the Committee on Root Crops : 



The piece of potatoes which I enter for premium contains 

 one-half acre. Previous to 1893 the land had been in 

 grass for four years. In 1893 the land was broken up, 

 a liberal dressing of manure applied. Crop, cabbage. 

 Rate of production four hundred and fift}'- barrels per acre. 

 After harvesting the cabbage in the autumn of 1893, the 

 ground was ploughed about seven inches deep. 



About May 1, 1894, one-fourth acre received an applica- 

 tion of three and three-fourths cords of barn-cellar manure, 

 which was spread broadcast, and ploughed in, seven inches 

 deep. The remaining one-fourth acre had a dressing of 

 five hundred pounds of Bradley's potato and vegetable 

 manure. Three hundred and seventy-five pounds were 

 sowed broadcast and one -hundred and twenty-five pounds 

 were put in the drill. With the exception of different fer- 

 tilizers the two parts of the field received the same atteution 

 throughout the season. The ground was harrowed with a 

 wheel harrow and planted with an Aspinwall potato plant- 

 er. The rows were two feet nine inches apart, and seed 

 was placed ten inches apart in the row. Variety, New 

 Queen. Quantity of seed per acre thirteen bushels. 

 The potatoes were harrowed twice with Thomas smooth- 



