CROPS 



93 



EXPENSE 



Plowing and harrowing, . 

 Manuring and seed, . 

 Planting and hoeing, 

 Harvesting and scraping, . 

 Manure and interest on land, 



$1 50 



2 00 



7 00 



10 00 



10 00 



$30 50 



Net profit, 

 Sunderland, Nov. 15, 1854. 



!77 50 



POTATO CROPS- 

 STATEMENT OF CALVIN D. EATON. 



I offer for premium a crop of potatoes raised on one acre of land, 

 in Pelhani. The piece was old pasture land, with some brush on it. 

 In May, I plowed twice, harrowed and planted with peach-blow po- 

 tatoes. I used no other manure than one hundred and twenty-five 

 pounds of plaster, and hoed only once. I dug the potatoes about the 

 twelfth of October. I used two barrels of dry ashes, before hoeing. 

 My crop was one hundred and seventy bushels of extremely large 

 potatoes, many of them weighing over one pound. 



Net profit, 

 Pelham, Oct. 30, 1854. 



$41 80 



STATEMENT OF CHESTER COWLES. 



The land on which this crop was raised, contains one acre. It is 

 old pasture. I plowed it in May and planted eight bushels to the 

 acre, and harvested in October. I put on the manure at the rate of 

 twelve loads to the acre. 



VALUE OF CROP. 



150 bushels, at 50 cents, 



$75 00 



