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On side hill, sloping north ; soil, yellow loam, 8 inches 

 deep. Location favorable for snow remaining through 

 the winter, preventing deep freezing. Set in 1884, rows 

 8 feet apart, plants 3 1-2 feet in rows. Pruned to within 

 three feet of ground in spring, 1886. 



Cost of preparing ground, plants, planting, etc., 



in 1886, . $50.00 



Cost of pruning, 1886, 10.00 



Cost of picking and marketing 2505 pints fruit, 



or 1252 1-2 quarts, at 3 cents, 37.58 



$97.58 

 First picking of raspberries July 12th, 110 pints ; last 

 picking August 5th, 90 pints. 

 Total picking, 2505 pints or 1252 1-2 quarts, at 



average selling price of 15 cents, $187.88 



Less cost of crop, 97.58 



Profit, $90.30 



Rent of land and interest on investment not reckoned. 



Note. — Crop per acre, 2803 quarts, $420.45 



Cost of raspberry crop, per acre, 218.35 



Profit per acre, exclusive of land rent and interest, $202.10 



STATEMENT OF BENJ. W. FARNUM, NORTH ANDOVER. 



Crop of Wachusett Thornless blackberries on 20 1-2 sq. 

 rods of land. 



Soil, dark loam, rocky subsoil, southeastern aspect. 

 Plants set some three years, some two years ago. Rows 

 7 feet apart, plants 3 feet apart in the rows. Old wood 

 trimmed out early in spring. Stable manure spread on 



