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man hoeing, was all the cultivation they received or need- 

 ed. As the vines grew slowly the first two weeks, show- 

 ing a slim prospect for a crop, I pursued a course which I 

 have previously tried with satisfactory results, viz : sowing 

 turnips between the squash rows immediately after dig- 

 ging the potatoes, when the weather or bugs seemed to be 

 against the squash. The day following the sowing of the 

 turnips, in this instance, there was a bountiful fall of rain, 

 and squash and turnips soon seemed to enter into a con- 

 test for supremacy, with chances in favor of the former; 

 and while, later in the season, eveiy }^ard of land seemed 

 utilized by the squash crop, nevertheless, the vines being 

 cut severely by the early frost seemed to give the turnips 

 (which were still in the "race") a chance, and the present 

 prospect, at this date, with favorable weather a few weeks 

 longer, will give a fair crop of turnips. 



I am undecided as to what would be considered a just 

 charge for the manure, under the existing circumstances, 

 and leave my estimate to your discretion. 



I had used and sold a small quantity of the crop of 

 squashes before entering for premium, of which no account 

 has been made in the accompanying certificate of weight, 

 which gives what was on the 300 square rods at harvest- 

 ing. I have stored about one-half the crop for Winter 

 market. 



I submit the cost of crop, as follows : 

 One-half the interest on land, $6.00 



One-half the cost of ploughing in Fall of 1885, 2.00 



One-half the cost of ploughing in Spring of 1886, 3.00 

 One-half the value of manure, at $6 per cord, 



applied for potato crop, 45.00 



Manure used in hill, at $6 per cord, for squash 



crop, 22.50 



Furrowing and preparation of hills, 3.00 



