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 BENJAMIN HUNTINGTON'S STATEMENT. 



ONION CROP. 



The statement made by Benjamin Huntington with regard 

 to his onion crop, containing certificates of survey and meas- 

 urement, having been mislaid, the Committee would report the 

 facts laid before them. The land measured three-fourths of an 

 acre; and has been used for onion crops for the last twenty 

 years. Last year the crop was nearly destroyed by the maggot. 



The land was fall -ploughed, and was again ploughed in the 

 spring. It was manured with four cords of stable manui'e. It 

 was seeded on the 20th of April, three pounds of seed being 

 used on the piece, or four pounds to the acre. 



The expense of ploughing, manuring, seeding, hoeing, 

 cleaning, setting traps for the fly, and harvesting, was $94. 



The crop was 625 bushels, 50 pounds to the bushel. 



The crop sold for • $343 75 



Leaving a net profit of $249 75 



The variety was the Danvers onion, and the size was large 

 and uniform. 



To this statement of Mr. Huntington's we subjoin that of 

 Hanson Ordway of West Newbury. 



STATEMENT OF MR. ORDWAY. 



To the Committee on Root Crops for the Essex Agricultural 

 Society — Sirs : — 



The crop of onions I present for premium was raised on 

 one-half an acre of land — being a portion of the same on which 

 was grown the crop of corn for which I received a gratuity of 

 ten dollars the last year — and has been cultivated as follows. 

 Last fall two and one-half cords of barn-yard manure were 

 spread on and ploughed in five inches deep ; last spring one 

 hundred bushels leached ashes were spread on ; the ground 



