62 



" Challenge " made in 7 days from May 2, . 



May 26, 

 June 15, 



Sept. 7, 



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Total in 28 days, 



IIEPORT ON HOOT CROPS. 



STATEMENT OF MR. JNO. li. ROBINSON. 



Herewith I send you a statement of the yield of my Carrot 

 crop, grown on one acre and a twelfth of land, as per annexed 

 certificate of measurement. 



Thev are all the orange carrot, and were sown about the 25th 

 of May, upon ground carefully prepared by good dressing, with 

 good manure, and ploughing twice before ridging ; the manure 

 spread after the first ploughing. The entire cost of labor and 

 manure I estimate as follows : 



Ten cords manure from barn cehar, and spreading, 



Ploughing twice, .... 



Ridging, and preparing for seed, . 



Sowing with hand-sowing machine, 



First hoeing, ..... 



Second do., and hand weeding, 



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Third do. 



Fourth, hoeing only 



Labor, digging, topping and putting into cellar. 



Total, 



The entire yield (26 tons 1375 lbs.) estimated at 



$12.00 per ton, 



Deduct cost of crop, ..... 



$55.00 



10.00 



5.00 



5.00 



6.50 



15.00 



12.00 



3.75 



30.00 



$142.25 



$320.25 

 142.25 



$178.00 



Net profit of crop on 1 1-12 acres, . 



They Avere all weighed upon town scales ; and, estimating 43 

 bushels for the ton, would make the measurement 1,148 bushels, 

 or about 1,059| bushels to the acre. The dry weather in July 



