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STATEMENT OF A CROP OF SQUASH RAISED BY FREDER- 

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

 To the Committee on Root Crops : 



The piece of Hubbard squash which I enter for premium, 

 contains three acres. For four years previous to 1893, 

 the land was in grass. In the spring of 1893, the ground 

 was plowed seven inches deep, and sixty-seven cart loads 

 of barn cellar manure, were applied broadcast, wheel 

 harrowed in, and the piece planted to sweet corn. In the 

 spring of 1894 sixty cords of well rotted horse manure 

 were applied broadcast, also, thirty-four loads of night 

 soil from the city, and field plowed seven inches deep, and 

 harrowed with Thomas smoothing harrow. 



For the first cro}), one acre of the piece was planted to 

 peas, and the remaining two acres were set to early cabbage 

 leaving every fourth row for squash. The squash was 

 planted June 7. The peas were cleared from the field 

 July 14, and the cabbage were nearlj^ all removed by Aug. 1. 

 The squash were hoed twice before the other crops were 

 removed, and once afterward. They received no further 

 care until harvesting, which was commenced Sept. 25. 

 They are stored in the squash house for winter sale. 



COST OF CROP. 



To 60 cords manure at |6, 1360 00 



" 34 loads night soil at |2, 68 00 



" plowing, 6 00 



" harrowing, 4 00 



" hoeing, '22 50 



" cultivating, 19 50 



$480 00 

 One-half the expense charged to peas and cabbage, and 

 one-half charged to squash, gives, -$240 00 



9 pounds seed, 9 00 



Planting, 2 00 



Harvesting and stormg, 18 75 



1269 75 • 



