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by the Society at its late fair, which have not been called for, and 

 consequently the statements from the successful applicants have not 

 been received. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



HowEL Gardner, 

 President of the Saratoga Co. Ag. Society. 

 Dec. 28, 1842. 



PREMIUMS ON FIELD CROPS. 



Wheat. — 1st premium of $8, to George B. Powell of Milton, for 

 raising 58 bushels and 2 quarts of wheat on 2 acres, after a crop of 

 barley, at an expense of $20. 



2d premium, $4, to J. Cramer, 2d, of Waterford, for 55| bushels 

 of good wheat on 2 acres, after a white clover sod, at an expense of 

 about $26. 



Corn. — 1st premium of $8, to William Wilcox, of Saratoga, for 

 raising 274 bushels of Indian corn on 2 acres, at an expense of 

 $24 371. 



2d premium of $4, to J. and W. Doty of Northumberland, for 

 raisins: 206 bushels of Indian corn on 2 acres, at an expense of 

 $22.53. 



3d premium, diploma, to William Wilcox of Saratoga, for raising 

 190 bushels of Indian corn on 2 acres, at an expense of $24.37^ 



Potatoes. — 1st premium of $4, to Benj. K. Bryan, of Stillwater, 

 for raising 183 i bushels of Mercer, Pink-eye and Oxnoble potatoes 

 on half an acre. Expense not stated. 



2d premium of $2, to William C. Caldwell of Saratoga, for raising 

 300 bushels of Merino potatoes on half an acre. Expense not stated. 



Mr. Wilcox's crop of Indian Corn. — The soil is a warm sandy 

 loam. It was plowed last autumn. It had lain in grass six years. 

 In the spring it was rolled down smooth, and harrowed twice tho- 

 roughly, being careful not to disturb the sod; about the first of May 

 planted the same, two and a half feet one way and three the other, 

 in the first place putting a small shovel full of fermented barnyard 

 manure to each hill of corn, say some ten cart loads to the acre. 

 About the first of June commenced hoeing, and also thinned it out, 

 so as to leave four or five of the best plants in each hill; the whole 

 averaging about four spears. The first of July hoed it again; put 

 but a small portion of earth about the corn, but carefully cleaned out 

 all the weeds from the hills. About the fifteenth of September, top- 

 ped the corn below the joint. The seed was simply planted dry. 



