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Corn crop very good. From statements made to the Commit- 

 tees, the following are selected and noted here : J. G. Swan, 

 Denmark, 75 bushels per acre; cost of crop, $49.00 per acre; 

 value of the same, including fodder, $111. 75; net profit, $62.75. 

 Asa 0. Pike, Fryeburg, 91 bushels on 1| acres of land ; cost of 

 crop, $89.00; value, including fodder &c, $134.00; net profit on 

 whole $45.00. Stillman R. Swan, Denmark, 50 bushels per acre ; 

 cost, $28.00; value after harvesting, $71.00; net profit on one 

 acre, $43.00. 



Wheat, H. R. Allen, Hiram, 52| bushels on 3 acres ; F. N. and 

 C. Frye, Fryeburg, 115 bushels on 7^ acres. Ruta Bagas, A. H. 

 Evans, 90 bushels on £ acre ground. 



The Society voted to expend the sum of $1,200.00 in improve- 

 ments in and about the grounds, which will probably bring them 

 a little in debt again. 



Amount of premiums offered, $637.50; amount awarded, 

 $362.20. 



D. Lowell Lamson, Secretary. 



EAST OXFORD AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The twelfth Exhibition of this Society was held on their grounds 

 near Dixfield Village, September 25, 26, and 27, 1872. 



There was a good display of neat stock on the first day. A 

 large number of oxen and steers, and creditable in quality ; the 

 town team from Carthage and Dixfield, as also the steer teams 

 from Carthage and Mexico, formed, of themselves, an interesting 

 show. A goodly number of cows and heifers were present, and 

 fine animals they were. The show of sheep surpassed any we 

 have before had, both in number and quality ; increasing interest 

 is manifested in this branch of farming. 



There was a good exhibition of horses and colts on the morning 

 of the second day. At 11 o'clock a large crowd were on the 

 ground, to listen to a very able and interesting address, by Rev. 

 Charles F. Allen, President of the Maine State College ; to the re- 

 gret of very many, the speaker was obliged to stop before closing 

 his address on account of the rain. 



The fruit in the Ilall excelled in quantity and quality, any former 



