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there were so few entries made for the premiums which were 

 offered on the various crops. 



There were no entries for premiums on wheat, corn, rye 

 and oats. Three competitors appeared for premiums on bar- 

 ley, viz. : S. N. Watson, of North Fayette ; S. H. Eichardson 

 of Readfield ; and Samuel G. Fogg, of Readfield. 



According to the statements of each, their i^espective crops 

 were as follows : Mr. Watson harvested from one-half acre, 

 twenty bushels, and Mr. Fogg harvested from one acre thirty- 

 seven bushels. 



Mr. Richardson is not so full in his statements as we could 

 desire, as regards the expense of the crop, but as it appears 

 that he was successful in obtaining the largest crop per acre, 

 (4G bu.) we feel bound to award him the first premium. To 

 S. N. Watson we award the second premium. 



But few competitors have come forward for premiums on 

 root crops. The return of the potato rot lias been exceed- 

 ingly disastrous to that crop, and no one applied for the pre- 

 miums offered. 



The premium on carrots we award to S. N. Watson, of Fayette,, 

 for his crop of eighty bushels on one-eighth of an acre. We 

 also award him your premium on ruta bagas of eighty bush- 

 els on one-eighth of an acre. 



These crops would not have been considered extra in com- 

 mon years, but considering all the disasters of the season to 

 crops in general, we think it doing very well. Your second 

 premiums on th«se and other crops of the kind, have not been 

 awarded, for the reason there was no competitor worthy to 

 take them. 



S. H. Richardson entered for premium one-half acre of bar- 

 ley. "I sowed one bushel and a half on ground planted to 

 potatoes last year; plowed to the depth of ten inches; spread 

 on six cartloads of manure last spring, and plowed it in; har- 

 rowed it well, then sowed my seed and harrowed again and 

 rolled it; I gathered twenty-three bushels of barley. I should 

 judge my hens destroyed nearly two bushels before it was cut." 



Statement of Samuel G. Fogg: "1 present to you a state- 

 ment for a premium of one acre of barley,, sown on greensward 

 land, plowed the 29th day of May, and four cords of compost 



