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inclies, and flat on the top; the corn was then dropped six ker- 

 nels in a hill, three inches apart. It was planted the 28th day 

 of May, and cultivated and hoed twice; at the last hoeing, one 

 kernel was taken out and five left. The seed planted was what 

 some call the King Philip, and others the Brown corn. 



Columbus Sawyer. 



Crops and Composts. 



Only two lots of compost manure were entered, and of these 

 your committee are of the opinion that C. R. Yaughan's is de- 

 cidedly the best, both from the place and mode of preparation. 

 We would however suggest that it might have been better to 

 have applied the lime to the muck previous to composting. "We 

 award him the society's first premium. 



We also award to Rufus Bixby the second premium for his 

 compost heap, prepared in his barn-yard, but should have 

 awarded it to the lot prepared in his piggery, had it been large 

 enough to come under our consideration, according to the rules. 



Your committee award to Columbus Sawyer of Starks, the 

 society's first premium on corn, he having raised seventy bush- 

 els per acre. 



We award to C. R. Yaughan of Norridgewock, the first pre- 

 mium on his crop of beans. 



All which, with the statements annexed, are respectfully sub- 

 mitted. 



John S. Longley, Chairman. 



Statement of C- R. Vanghan. Having duly entered a com- 

 post heap for premium in the West Somerset Agricultural 

 Society, I hereby certify to the following specifications. The 

 compost heap for which I apply for a premium was made during 

 five and one-half months, commencing June 1st, 1856, and com- 

 pleted the 15th of the following November. Size of the heap, 

 twelve feet wide, thirty-sis feet long, and some -more than four 

 feet high, measuring some fourteen cords. It is situated under 

 the tie-up floor, in a vat, water tight, plank bottom and sides. 

 It is composed of the following ingredients : 



