140 N. H. BTATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Trustees. 



John C. Evans, South Hampton ; 

 Benjamin F. Clark, Stratham; 

 James M. Sanborn, East Kingston; 

 Joseph Brown, Kensington; 

 Frederick Robinson, Brentwood. 



Secretary. 



William P. Moulton, Exeter, 



Treasurer. 



Retire H. Parker, Exeter. 



Auditors. 



N. P. Cram, Hampton Falls ; 

 Zebulon Sanborn, Epping. 



The following resolution was adopted : 



Resolved, That our president, Hon. H. F. French, being 

 about to visit Europe with the purpose of observing the 

 agriculture of other lands than our own, is commended to 

 the attention of agriculturists and of kindred societies 

 abroad, as a gentleman whose position at liome, as an 

 agriculturist, entitles him to respect and consideration 

 elsewhere, in a department of science which knows no 

 limits of brotherhood narrower than those of civilization. 



The committee on crops reported that they had awarded 

 premiums as follows : 



John Norris, Exeter, for best wheat, $4 00 



Rufus C. Sanl)orn, Hampton Falls, for best rye, 4 00 



Rufus C. Sanborn, for best potatoes, 4 00 



We give below Mr. Sanl)orn's statements relative to the 

 raising of his crops on which premiums were awarded : 



