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Leaving these we look at a few samples of potatoes. This valua- 

 ble article in the line of vegetables seems to have escaped the atten- 

 tion of our cultivators, or in some way rendered itself obnoxious, for 

 there were but two samples present. One a basket presented by 

 George W. Hall of Saco, from California seed. They appeared to 

 be of the long red variety, differing from the common kind in the 

 number of their eyes ; are said to yield well and are excellent for 

 the table. The other basket was presented hy Hon. iSeth Scamman 

 of Saco, called the Jackson potato, which your Committee think (if 

 there is anything in a name) will withstand all kinds of corruption. 

 They appear sound and healthy, and are said to be an excellent 

 kind. 



Cabbages. — This department was well filled with large and solid 

 specimens from the gardens of John M. Goodwin, Wm. Thompson, 

 E. P. Dennett and others. Here was the Battersea, Flat Dutch, 

 Sugar Loaf and Savoy from E. P. Dennett's, all claiming a notice 

 for their excellence. 



Adding not a little to the variety of the show, were the Kohl 

 Rabbi, offered by Bev. W. P. Merrill of Biddeford, and others. 

 Celery, beets, carrots, and turnips, were presented by different per- 

 sons, all doing credit to the producers, but none more so than the 

 beets presented by Elias 0. Worm well. 



Soi'ghmn Sucre. — Here was a new feature in the exhibition. 

 John Hanscom, Edward Rumery, and Owen Stacy, showed what 

 they had been doing to bring down the price of siveetening. 

 Each of these gentlemen produced cane long enough to reach the 

 tallest kind of a price, and if sugar and molasses do not come down 

 in the market, it will not be for the want of a cane to reach them. 

 Of the merits of this article your Committee are not prepared to 

 speak. We are assured by the gentlemen, of their determination to 

 test its value by still further efforts. 



There were two specimens of cranberries which commanded the 

 notice of your Committee. One from S. S. Milliken of Buxton. 

 Of this valuable fndt wc can hardly speak too highly. For in- 

 formation as to culture, we refer you to the statement of Mr. Milliken 

 accompanying this report. 



The other lot was from Mr. Reuben Davis, Lyman. The berries 



