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TRANSACTIONS 



EXPENSES. 



Seed, 



Plowing and harrowing, 



Manure, . 



Speading and harrowing. 



Planting and hoeing. 



Digging and carting, 



Net profit, 

 Amherst, Nov. 14, 1854. 



$34 00 

 $41 00 



CAREOT CROP. 



STATEMENT OF 0. & F. H. WILLIAMS. 



The ground on which w^e raised carrots, this year, measures one 

 half-acre. The soil is of a light loam. It was turf land, had been 

 down to grass three years, and was in a good state of cultivation. 

 Plowed eight inches deep, with Michigan double plow. The manure 

 was taken from my hog-pen and composted with one-third dirt. The 

 amount of manure composted for my carrots was twelve cart-loads. 



VALUE OF CHOP. 



336 bushels, at 25 cents, 



EXPENSES. 



Plowing and harrowing, 



Manure, 8 loads. 



Carting and spreading, 



Planting 2 feet apart, with planter, 



Half a pound of seed. 



Hoeing first time, 3 days, 



" second time, 4 days, 



" third time, 2 days, 

 Plowing between rows. 

 Harvesting, $6 ; Interest on land, $3, 



Net profit, 



$84 00 



$29 90 



$54 10 



TURNIP CROP. 

 STATEMENT OF 0. &. F. H. WILLIAMS. 



The piece of ground on which I raised my turnips, this year, con- 

 tains fifty-two rods. The piece is of a light loam, having been down 



