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I have sold the entire crop, as it stands in the field, to Irish 

 laborers, for the sum of two hundred and seventy-five dollars 

 — which is about fourpence a head, supposing there to be a head 

 to each hill ; — reserving two rows across the upper end of the 

 field, for our own use. This gives me one hundred and forty 

 dollars an acre for the use of my land ; deducting $50 for the 

 manure applied, and allowing $40 for the labor of cultivating. 

 I have confidence the purchasers will make a good bargain, 

 and hope they will, as I am satisfied with the income I have 

 derived from the land. 



South. Danvers, Sep. 23, 1861. 



[Note. — The Committee viewed this crop on the field, 

 and found its appearance to correspond fully with what is 

 said of it. — j. w. p.J 



STATEMENT OF GEORGE B. COURTIS. 



The ground on which my crop grew, contains, by actual 

 survey, 159—36 rods, being but a small fraction less than an 

 acre. It has been planted with onions for the past five years, 

 and has generally yielded large crops ; which I attribute, in a 

 great degree, to the heavy applications of rich manure it has 

 annually received, to which, of course, I add clean culture. 



The ground was prepared for the present crop in early 

 spring, (it was not ploughed the fall previous,) by ploughing 

 in about twelve cords of a rich and finely pulverized compost 

 of night soil and muck, each of which had received the action 

 of the winter's frost. I have usually added kelp to my com- 

 post heap, but did not this season. After ploughing the 

 manui-e in, the ground was thoroughly harrowed, then cross- 

 ploughed and carefully raked, immediately after which three 

 pounds of seed of the Danvers Yellow Onion were soAvn in 

 rows fourteen inches apart. 



