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STATEMENT OF ASA T. NEWHALL. 



The following is a statement concerning a crop of onions 

 raised by Asa T. Newhall in the city of Lynn, 1886, on 

 84 square rods of land. 



The crop of 1884 was, on a portion of the land, onions, 

 and potatoes on the balance. Stable manure was used, at 

 the rate of about eight cords per acre. The crop of 1885 

 was onions, excepting a small portion, which was planted 

 to cabbages where the onions failed to come up. Coarse 

 stable manure was applied, at the rate of about eight cords 

 per acre, being spread upon the land as teamed from the 

 city stables during the Winter aud Spring, the land hav- 

 ing been ploughed the Fall previous. 



The nature of the soil is muck, which has been treated 

 with several dressings of sand and some coal ashes at 

 intervals during the past twenty-live years, being a portion 

 of a reclaimed meadow. It was ploughed about six inches 

 in depth in the Fall of 1885. The only manure used was 

 Ames' Bone Fertilizer, applied in the Spring on the larger 

 portion, and Stockbridge Onion Manure on balance, each 

 at the rate of one ton per acre, at a cost of $35 per ton for 

 Ames, and $45 per ton for Stockbridge. Harrowed in 

 with a wheel harrow, and smoothed with Thomas harrow, 

 then dragged preparatory for sowing. 



Sowed middle of April, one portion Yellow Globe Dan- 

 vers and balance Red Globe Dan vers, at the rate of six 

 pounds of seed per acre. There was no perceptible differ- 

 ence in the crop grown on the two respective fertilizers 

 used ; but there was a slight difference in the crop in favor 

 of the Red over the Yellow variety, where both were 

 grown under the same conditions. 



The cultivation was, hoeing live times and weeding 

 twice. *The product was 30,680 pounds, or 590 bushels 

 of 52 pounds each, on 84 square rods. 



