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cleaned the seed with a common fanning mill, and sifted it with 



a grass seed seive. Yield 9} bushels per acre. 



Expense of cultivating, harvesting and cleaning, _ . $8 00 



Seed at $4.50 per bu., __. $41 63 



Stalks and tops sold, 14 29 



55 92 



Balance to crop 22 06 



HON. HORACE GREELEY'S PREMIUMS TO BOYS UNDER 



18 YEARS OF AGE. 



The Committee examined three statements on corn, and one on 

 carrots. The premium offered ($50) on corn, is recommended 

 to Franklin B. Spaulding, East Otto, Cattaraugus Co., he having 

 complied with the requirements, and having produced the 

 best crop of corn. A small silver medal is recommended to Mil- 

 ton Ottley of Phelps, Ontario Co., one of the competitors, only 12 

 years of age. His statement of the crop shows great industry 

 and intelligence for a lad of his age, and is deserving of encour- 

 agement. The crop of carrots is small, and the Committee do 

 not deem it such as entitles the competitor to a premium. 



The Committee highly approve of this manner of stimulating 

 young men to the careful and particular cultivation of crops. 

 They have no doubt, had the offer for those premiums been more 

 extensively known, that a larger number of competitors would 

 have competed for the premiums. 



W. M. WHITE, of Allegany, 



Chairman. 



HON. HORACE GREELEY'S PREMIUM FOR ONE ACRE OF 



CORN. 



Statement of one acre of corn raised by Franklin B. Spauldino-j 

 {under 18 years of age^) of East Otto^ Cattaraugus Co.^ — pre- 

 mium awarded q/" $50. 



To the Hon. Benj. P. .Iohnson, Corresp^d'^g Secretary of the JV. F. 

 State Ag. Society : 



The undersigned, son of Henry Spaulding, under the age of 

 IS years, respectfully submits the following statement of one' 

 acre of corn raised in the town of East Otto, county of Cat- 



