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FRANKLIN COUNTY SOCIETY". 



cease to itinerate, and permanently locate somewhere, that it may 

 fix up its grounds, buildings, &c., ajid be somebody. I am con- 

 vinced that we can never flourish until our Society is located at some 

 central point. The past season has been unprecedentedly destructive 

 to potatoes and wheat in this county. Corn did well : other crops, 

 fair." A. B. Farwell. 



Report on Crops. 



The Committee on Crops, having attended to the duty assigned 

 them, report : 



Entries for premiums were made as follows : 



Hiram Russ, 



J. M. Mosher, 



Alvin Moor, 

 Moses Craig, 



one acre of oats, 

 half 



one 



Oliver Gould, 

 Horace B. Prescott, 



u 



half 



one 

 (< 



u 



corn, 

 wheat. 



corn. 



potatoes. 



corn. 



barley. 



oats. 



Horace B. Prescott of New Sharon, is the only person claiming 

 premium who has furnished the Committee wiih the certificates 

 required by law ; and to him we aWard the first premium on oats — 

 and also on barley. 



To those who have made their entries for premiums without the 

 proper accompanying certificates, we award the privilege of trying 



agam. 



J. W. Dyer, per order. 



November 25, 185T. 



From Statements. 



H. B. Prescott's crop of barley was twenty-three bushels per 

 acre, grown on a fine and friable loam of dark color ; last year broke 

 up the sward ; appliei ten loads (of forty bushels each) manure; 



