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Cultivating and hoeing twice, 



Cost of harvesting, 



Seed, 



Cost on 110 sq. rods, $40 25 



Product on 110 sq. rods, 19,380 lbs. 



Note.— Product per acre, 27,6S."> lbs. 

 Expenses per acre, $57.50. 



David Warren. 



Swampscott, Oct. 6, 1888. 

 This certifies that I have this day measured a tract of 

 land having on it a crop of squashes, owned by David 

 Warren of Swampscott, and entered by him for the Essex 

 Agricultural Society's premium, and that such tract con- 

 tains one hundred and twelve rods of land. 



Allen Rowe. 



Swampscott, Oct. 4, 1888. 

 From David Warren, loads of Bay State squashes, gross 

 47,940 lbs. ; tare 28,560 lbs. : net 19,380 lbs. 



C. S. Lewis, Weigher. 



STATEMENT OF PAUL M. ILSLEV, OF NEWBURY, ON SQUASH 



CROP. 



The crop, of squashes which I enter for premium was 

 grown on a soil of sandy loam, planted in 1886 with corn, 

 manured with 5-V cords of strong barn manure, and 

 planted in 1887 with potatoes, manured with 900 lbs. 

 fertilizer in the drill. 



In the spring of 1888 ploughed seven inches deep, turn- 

 ing under about 5 cords of barn manure, and put in each 

 hill two forkfuls of manure in which was mixed a quan- 

 tity of fish offal, about 61- cords altogether. 



The hills were made 8£ feet each way, and planted 

 about May 25, with Essex Hybrid seed, six to the hill, 

 and thinned to three plants. 



