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economy for ten years, will find himself well off — which means more 

 here than almost anywhere' else. We have a plenty of good lime- 

 stone, and an inexhaustible quantity of muck ; and every farmer 

 who will," can make his farm as rich as a garden by uniting them 

 together and making a liberal application to his land. 



The past season has been very unfavorable for wheat. Early 

 sown was badly injured by weevil, and late aown, on low land not 

 exposed to the wind, injured by rust ; whereby very little produced 

 more than twenty bushels per acre. Corn that has been properly 

 treated, has produced large crops of good corn. Oats are generally 

 good— ^some pieces producing .seventy-five bushels weighing thirty- 

 seven pounds per bushel, or, by weight, over ninety bushels per 

 acre. Potatoes have suffered very little by rot — sometimes pro- 

 ducing more than three hundred bushels per acre. Other crops. 



have produced about as usual." 



A. CUSHMAN. 



From Reports on Stock. 



J. S. Stacy obtained first premium on bull — a grade Durham. 



Jonathan Palmer obtained first premium on two years old bull. 



The best cows exhibited, were of native stock. The animals of 

 Mr. Gerry receive special commendation and several premiums. 



Alfred Cushman, first premium for full blood Durham cow. 



Nathan Weymouth, first premium for dairy cow. 



Alfred Cushman, first premium for best yoke oxen. 



Ephraim Joy, first premium for three years old steers. 



Many other premiums on neat stock were awarded, but the Com- 

 mittee greatly regret their limited means and the consequently small 

 premiums offered. 



Horses. First premium for best stallion, to James S. Stacy; 

 second do. do., to S. Robinson; third do. do., to John Caldwell. 



First premium on breeding mare and colt, to James S. Stacy ; 

 second do. do., to Francis Weeks. 



The Committee speak in high terms of the horses exhibited, and 

 award various other premiums. 



Sheep. Best flock, first premium to Peter Plunket. Best buck, 

 first premium to James Palmer. 



