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loam, sloping to the west and southwest. Plants set in 

 the spring of 1 887, about the same quantity of each variety. 

 Cost of ploughing, harrowing, and preparing the 

 and for setting out the plants, #4.50 per day, for man 

 and team two days. 9500 plants to the acre were set, at 

 a cost per thousand of $2.50. Planting, $7. Hoeing, 

 19. For mulching. 2 tons of salt hay, at $8 per ton. 

 Picking cost two cents per quart ; marketing, two cents 

 per quart. First picking, June 2*2d, 50 quarts. Last 

 picking, July 21st, II quarts. Total crop, 5452 quarts. 

 Average selling price, L3i cents. Rent of land and in- 

 terest, $5 per acre. 



Crop report per acre : 



Product per acre 4846 qts. of strawberries 



at 13£ eta., $654 21 



Expenses: 



Ploughing, harrowing and preparing land 



for setting out plants, 

 0500 strawberry plants, 

 Planting, 

 Hoeing, 

 Mulching, 



Picking 4846 qts. at 2 cts., 

 Marketing same at 2 cts., 

 Kent of land and interest, 



$250 04 



Profit per acre, $395 17 



ESSAY ON ANNUALS AND THEIR CULTIVA- 

 TION.— Part II. 



It is with a feeling of great pleasure that I continue 

 my talk to you about annuals, and you will pardon me if 

 before proceeding I for a moment speak of the four 

 flowers we considered last year. Not that I have any- 



