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Of sheep, the fine wooled varieties seem to be in greatest favor. 

 Ellis Fish of St. Albans, who exhibited a flock, says: "I prefer 

 fine wool because I can grow it cheaper, pound per pound, than 

 coarse wool ; it costs less hay and grass than coarse, and brings 

 more money when sold, I keep my sheep on straw in winter ; in 

 March commence giving hay, and in April feed out some provender ; 

 have the lambs drop in May." 



Statements on Crops. 



Indian Corn. Phillip Hubbard of Hartland, obtained first pre- 

 mium on corn, grown on one acre of mowing land from which eight 

 crops of hay had been taken; broken in fiiU previous ten inches 

 deep ; in spring cultivated with an ox cultivator, five to seven inches 

 ■deep; manured with nine cords old compost and three bushels of 

 plaster, put in the hills ; soil a slaty loam ; hills four by three and 

 one-half feet ; hoed twice ; at first hoeing applied fifteen bushels of 

 ashes. Yield of the acre, one hundred and twenty-eight bushels of 

 sound ears of corn, eleven bushels of inferior corn, seven bushels of 

 beans, and five cart loads of pumpkins. 



Seth Webb of St. Albans, obtained second premium on corn 

 grown on one acre of clayey loam, broken in fall ; fifteen cords of 

 stable manure, plowed in, and twelve cords used in the hill. Crop, 

 one hundred and twenty-six bushels of ears. No other particulars 

 stated. 



Calvin Blake obtained third premium on one hundred and twenty- 

 five bushels of ears of corn, weighing forty-three pounds per bushel, 

 grown on one acre of yellowish gravelly soil, two feet deep ; plowed 

 ten inches ; twelve loads of green manure, turned under, and eight 

 loads old manure spread and cultivated in ; twelve bushels of ashes 

 and four of plaster used as top-dressing after planting; planted 20th. 

 May ; harvested last of September, cut up at the roots. Expense, 

 fifty-five dollars ; estimated value, one hundred and twenty-five dol- 

 lars. 



J. P. Roberts obtained fourth premium on one hundred and twenty- 

 four bushels of ears. He says, "ground plowed in the spring, green 

 manure on a part, all manured in the hill." No other items stated. 

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