62 ROOT CROPS, RTC. 



for a horse, in preparing the ground. The onions were ripe 

 and harvested the last of September. 



AMOUNT AND VALUE OF CROP. 



1050 bushels, 1st quality of onions, - - $1050 00 



300 " 2d « « " - - - 150 00 



120 " tomatoes, - - - - 110 00 



1250 cabbages, 120 00 



600 lbs. squashes, 18 00 



Total value of crop, $1448 00 



COST OF RAISING THE CROP. 



40 cords of manure, at $5.00 per cord, $200 00 



Labor of men and teams, - - 830 65 



11 1-2 lbs. onion seed, ... 89 12 



Cabbage seed, .... 50 



Interest on land at $200 per acre, - 36 00 $1156 27 



Net profits, $291 73 



In the above statement, no credit is given for the improved 

 condition of the land, which is an item of considerable im- 

 portance, as only a small portion of the manure is expended, 

 and the land is cleared from stone and foul growth of weeds 

 and roots, which will not impede the cultivation another year. 

 I estimate the improvement of the land at $150.00, which, 

 added to the value of the crop over its cost, makes a gain of 

 $441.73. 



D. H. Merriam. 



Fitchburg, November 27, 1865. 



Note. Had this statement been received in season, it 

 would have followed the report on Experiments, reference 

 being made to it on page 37. — Sec. 



