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POULTRY. 



There was a good display, but no report has been received. 



GRAIN AND VEGETABLES, 



The d'splay of agricultural products, though not large, equal- 

 ed our anticipations of the first exhibition. Yet, the Committee 

 would indulge the hope that at our next annual fair this depart- 

 ment may be made (as it no doubt can be) to equal in every res- 

 pect the exhibitions in the older States. The following premi- 

 um list we awarded : 



John B. Crawford, for best bushel Winter Wheat, Transactions 

 B. V. Piper, for best bushel of Spring Wheat, - do 



Wm. Hill, largest potatoes, - - - Certificate, 



J. T. Leach, best 12 ears seed corn, - - - do 



Darwin Hill, best squashes, .... (Jq 



E. Martin, largest beet, do 



J, B. Avery, large white carrots, - - - do 



Geo. Townsend, large ruta bagas, - - - do 



D. Munson, largest cabbage, .... do 



B, B. Brier, largest pumpkin, .... do 

 The Committee would recommend the following discretionary 



premiums : 



J. B. Avery, C. H. Williams and M. C. Waite, for greatest va- 

 riety of vegetable products on exhibition, each, Certificate, 

 J. Hunter, 3 large yellow pumpkins, ... clo 



E. Craiu, large mammoth squash, ... do 

 Darwin Hill, Mexican potatoes, - . - . do 



C. H. Williams, Mabbet potatoes, - - - do 

 " " mammoth water me^on, - - do 

 The Committee would particularly notice the Mexican pota- 

 toes exhibited by Darwin Hill, Esq., as being new varieties, 

 very fine and worthy of general cultivation ; also, a fine sam- 

 ple of ever green sweet corn, by J. B. Avery, Esq. But few 

 samples of wheat, (the great staple production of our county) 

 were presented ; all were of excellent quality, no county m our 

 State can excel this in the quality of its wheat. Let there be at 



