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Page 24
But he now , instead of thirty bushels of corn , gets sixty bushels , and the
increased quantity of stover will more than pay for the excess of labor required in
cultivating and harvesting the large crop over that of the small one . He has then
added ...
But he now , instead of thirty bushels of corn , gets sixty bushels , and the
increased quantity of stover will more than pay for the excess of labor required in
cultivating and harvesting the large crop over that of the small one . He has then
added ...
Page 65
The Committee award To Mr. Francis Dodge , of Danvers , for his crop of Indian
corn , 105 bushels , the premium of $ 10 00 To Mr. John Noyes , of Newbury , for
his crop of winter rye , 40 bushels and 22 quarts , the premium of 10 00 To Mr.
The Committee award To Mr. Francis Dodge , of Danvers , for his crop of Indian
corn , 105 bushels , the premium of $ 10 00 To Mr. John Noyes , of Newbury , for
his crop of winter rye , 40 bushels and 22 quarts , the premium of 10 00 To Mr.
Page 66
To the Committee on Grain Crops : GENTLEMEN - I offer for premium a crop of
Indian corn , obtained from one acre of land , and measuring one hundred and
five bushels . The land was a dark loam , with a sub - soil of clayey gravel . I do
not ...
To the Committee on Grain Crops : GENTLEMEN - I offer for premium a crop of
Indian corn , obtained from one acre of land , and measuring one hundred and
five bushels . The land was a dark loam , with a sub - soil of clayey gravel . I do
not ...
Page 67
24 00 Value of Crop , & c . Half the manure , 105 bushels corn , a 80 c . 84 00 35
00 31 tons fodder , a $ 10 , 143 00 From which deduct expense of crop , 84 00
Nett profit , $ 59 00 FRANCIS DODGE . North Danvers , Nov. 1841 . 1 , James ...
24 00 Value of Crop , & c . Half the manure , 105 bushels corn , a 80 c . 84 00 35
00 31 tons fodder , a $ 10 , 143 00 From which deduct expense of crop , 84 00
Nett profit , $ 59 00 FRANCIS DODGE . North Danvers , Nov. 1841 . 1 , James ...
Page 90
For the largest crop of Onions , ten dollars . raised on not less than one half acre
of land , and the quantity of the crops to be ascertained by weight . CPClaimants
for all the above premiums , will be required to give a statement of the previous ...
For the largest crop of Onions , ten dollars . raised on not less than one half acre
of land , and the quantity of the crops to be ascertained by weight . CPClaimants
for all the above premiums , will be required to give a statement of the previous ...
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