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Leaving a profit of $41, at 50 cents per barrel, for the 

 crop. Daniel Carleton. 



North Andover, Oct. 27, 1886. 



STATEMENT OF J. W. BLODGETT. 

 MANGOLD CROP. 



The following is the account of my mangold crop en- 

 tered for premium : 



The land consists of a black loam with sandy sub-soil. 

 The crop grown on this land, season of 1885, was Hub- 

 bard squashes, manured by spreading about four cords of 

 glue waste to the acre, and four cords of stable manure 

 per acre in the hills. 



Season of 1886, the land was ploughed and harrowed in 

 May, then manured with stable manure, about ten cords 

 per acre, which was then harrowed with disc harrow. It 

 was then ploughed in ridges twenty-eight inches apart ; 

 the ridges were then levelled with the Meeker smoothing 

 harrow. May 29th, sowed one row of mangolds to each 

 ridge, of the long red variety. When the plants were of 

 suitable size, they were thinned to ten inches apart. 



Harvested Oct. 15th. *The result from one half acre 

 of ground was 43,875 lbs., by estimation, one sample row 

 being weighed. 



Cost of cultivation, &c. : 



Use of land, $5.00 



Ploughing and harrowing, 2.50 



Ridgeing and sowing, 3.50 



Cultivating between plants, 3.00 



Hoeing, weeding and thinning, 12.00 



Pulling and topping, 10.50 



Storing, 10.50 



