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diplomas, on slieep ; $19, on swine -, $6, on poultry ; |15, on the 

 products of the.dairy ; $3, on sugar and honey; |6, on bread; 

 §9, on fruit ; $13, and one diploma, on plants and flowers ; $12 

 on vegetables, $11, on domestic manufactures; $12, on miscel- 

 laneous manulactures ; and $7, on farm implements. 



At the Annual meeting of the executive committee, held at 

 Plattsburghj November 30th 1852, the further sum of $11, was 

 awarded on Crops, as follows : 



To Calvin Everest, of Peru, for the best acre of potatoes, the 

 1st premium. Yield 567 bushels. 



Value of crop, at 2 shillings per bushel, $141 75 



Total cost of crop, including seed, labor, manure, 



use of land and taxes, 56 89 



Net profits, $84 86 



To Silas M. Taylor, of Schuyler Falls, fur the 2d best acre of 

 potates, the second premium. Yield, 302 bushels. 



Value of crop, at 2 shillings per bushel, $75 50 



Total cost of crop, including seed, labor, use of 



land and taxes, 25 50 



Net profits, $50 00 



To Silas M. Taylor, of Schuyler Falls, for the best acre of oats, 

 the 1st premium. Yield, 73 J | bushels. 



Value of crup, at 40 cts. per bushels for the grain, 



and $8 for the straw, , . $37 43 



Total cost of cro]>, including seed, labor, use of 



land and taxes, 10 00 



Net profits, $-27 13 



Mr. Evkrkst's Statement. 



Soil,grav< 1 ; previous crop corn, well manured ; forty loads of 

 barn yard manure applied this season, and turned under, land 

 plowed very dee]), amount of seed 12 busliels, of the '']ieach- 

 blow," or " Moore" variety, and assorted, using only tubers of 



