99 



I hereby certify that I measured 1-2 acre of land planted 

 to onions for John H. George, to be entered for premium 

 with the Essex Agricultural Society. 



Daniel H. Rowell. 

 Methuen, Oct., 1886. 



*Note. — Product, per acre, 



1090 bushels of onions, - $981 00 



Expense, per acre, 138 24 



Balance, $842 76 



STATEMENT CONCERNING A CROP OF POTATOES RAISED 

 BY JOHN H. GEORGE OF METHUEN, 1886. 



The land on which this crop was raised is a peat mead- 

 ow, planted for two years past to potatoes. What manure 

 has been used has been put into the hill, not exceeding 

 four cords to the acre. This year (1886), in March, 

 before the frost was out of the ground, I went over the 

 piece once with a Kemp manure spreader, which put on 

 four cords to the acre of barn manure (horse and cow) . 

 When the frost was out, ploughed in the manure, furrowed 

 the land, and put 600 pounds fertilizer to the acre in the 

 drill; dropped the potatoes, covered them by horse, 

 brush-harrowed them twice, cultivated them once, horse- 

 hoed once, and one man's work one day with hand hoe, the 

 only hand work done from time of planting to time of dig- 

 ging. The yield was 204 bushels. 



Preparation of 1-2 acre of land for potatoes. 



Dr. 



Ploughing 1-2 day, 1 horse, 1 man, $3.00 



Manure on the land, 2 cords at $6, 12.00 



Furrowing, .75 



