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Fruits. 



First premium awarded to Abraham Preble of Bowdoinhamj for 

 best collection of apples. 



Second do., for do., to Nahum Perkins of Topsham. 



For best dish, to N. J. Crawford. 



For best bushel of apples, to Wm. S. Skolfield. 



For best grapes, to E C. Hjde of Bath. 



For second best do., to N. Perkins of Topsham. 



Dairy. 



Mrs. R. P. Fay of Topsham, obtained the first premium on the 

 greatest produce of butter, made within the limits of the Society. 

 Keeps four cows on common pasture; considers high land the best 

 for grazing ; churns the cream and strippings together ; thinks that 

 churning the cream alone will give more butter, but not so nice ; 

 washes and dresses the butter by hand; packs it down without sugar 

 or saltpetre ; cows average one hundred pounds per year. 



Mrs. Hiram Kendall of Topsham, obtained the first premium on 

 butter made in September; made from cream and strippings churned 

 together ; pastures the cows in summer, feeds them on hay and car- 

 rots in the winter ; prefers carrots to turnips for butter. 



Crops. 



I William Alexander of Harpswell, obtained the first premium on 

 a crop of wheat, grown on a loam mixed with small gravel, of a dark 

 color ; plowed in April ; harrowed twice ; land in corn the previous 

 year ; seed was soaked in pickle and rolled in lime ; seventeen and 

 one -half bushels per acre. 



John H. Whitehouse obtained the second premium on a crop of 

 Canada Fyfe wheat ; one-half bushel of seed used on one and one- 

 fourth acres ; soil a light sandy loam, rather elevated ; planted to 

 corn in 1855, when twenty loads of manure were applied before 

 planting; planted to corn in 1856; manured with twelve loads, 

 putting it in the hill ; crop, nineteen bushels to the acre, 

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