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value of horses and harnesses, keep of team in winter 

 and stormy weather, and a thousand and one others that 

 we might think of, a certain portion of which should be 

 charged to each crop, but they never are, at least when 

 we figure for a premium. Whatever the profit may prove 

 to be I feel that " seedtime and harvest " have not failed 

 as far as this crop is concerned. 



Chas. W. Mann. 



I hereby certify that the piece of land on which the 

 crop of onions, entered for premium by Mr. Mann, was 

 grown, measures, 102,000 feet. 



C. H. T. Mann. 



STATEMENT OF DAVID WARREN, OF SWAMPSCOTT, ON 

 SQUASH CROP. 



The following is a statement concerning a crop of Ba} r 

 State squashes raised by David Warren, of Swampscott, 

 on one hundred and twelve rods of land. 



The crop of 1886 was squashes, one application of 

 stable manure at the rate of seven to eight cords to the 

 acre. 



The crop of 1887 consisted of cabbages, manure applied 

 at the rate of eight cords to the acre. 



The soil is a dark loam with gravelly sub-soil. It was 

 ploughed in the fall of 1887, and cross ploughed in the 

 spring of 1888, and stable manure applied with Kemp's 

 spreader, by going over it twice, then harrowed with 

 Randall harrow ; planted 22d of May in hills eight feet 

 apart, four seeds to a hill, cultivated twice, and hoed 

 twice. 



COST OF SQUASH CROP. 



Rent of land, $3 00 



Ploughing in the fall of 1887, 1 50 



Ploughing in the spring of 1888, 1 50 



Cost of manure used on the piece, - :> > 00 



Furrowing and preparing hills, 75 



Planting, 1 00 



