■^q2 androscoggin county society. 



Crops. 



Indian Corn. First premium to S. R. Pottle of Minot, for 150 

 bushels, of 60 pounds each, on two acres. Thirty cords manure 

 applied. Cost, $151.60; value, $210. 



Second premium to Nelson Ham of Lewiston ; 57| bushels on an 

 acre ; gravelly loam ; in potatoes last year. Four cords green ma- 

 nure spread and plowed in ; 2| cords old manure in hills. Cost, 

 $5Q ; value, $79. 



Third premium to William Skelton of Lewiston ; 58 bushels of 58 

 pounds each per acre ; twelve cords compost manure. Cost of two 

 acres, $57.81 ; value, $128. 



Wheat. Elijah Hamblen of Turner, first premium for 30| bush- 

 els Canada wheat on one acre ; deep loam ; in corn last year, when 

 ten cords manure were applied ; more this year. Cost, $20 ; value, 

 $49. 



Second premium to Tristram Hill of Greene, for 26| bushels of 

 Scotch Fyfe wheat on one acre ; strong loam ; in corn the year be- 

 fore. 



Third premium to Greenleaf Parker, for 22 bushels. 



Rye. Elbridge Chadbourne of Greene, 27 bushels of 60 pounds 

 each, on one and a half acres ; on clayey loam. 



Darius Briggs of Auburn, 26^ bushels, of 58 pounds each, on 120 

 rods ; sandy loam. 



Barley. Rufus Prince of Turner, 33 bushels per acre, on yellow 

 loam ; in potatoes last year. 



Rufus Haskell, 30 bushels per acre. 



Turnips. Milton Carville, 339 bushels on half acre ; ten loads 

 manure, 



Samuel Chadbourne of Greene, 365 bushels rutabagas on half 

 acre ; on stony loam ; in turnips before ; 2| cords new manure. 



Carrots. Jesse Davis, 220 bushels on half acre ; sandy loam ; 

 green manure. 



Potatoes. Jacob F. Drinkwater of Webster, 240 bushels on one 

 acre ; sandy loam j corn last year ; five cords manure. 



