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Cheese. Stephen Steward of Newport, obtained premium for 

 greatest quantity per cow, on evidence, showing that he had made 

 343| pounds from two cows in two months, from June 20th to 

 August 20th. 



C. J. Grinnell of Exeter, second premium, on evidence showing 

 that from five cows, '-during the past season," he had made 900 

 pounds. 1 



Crops. 

 The committee say that a large proportion of the statements re- 

 quired by law were too imperfect to be admissable, and some which 

 were better were not properly authenticated. Had it been otherwise, 

 the awards would probably have been, in some cases, made to others. 



Indian Corn, First premium to William Grinnell of Exeter, 

 for 60 bushels per acre. [The corn crop was very light, generally, 

 this year. In many places, seriously injured by frost, in June.] 

 Mr. G. says of his crop : 



" The soil upon which it grew was a gravelly loam, eighteen 

 inches deep, of a yellowish color ; subsoil a coarse gravel ; was 

 planted with potatoes last year. ' Plowed in the fall, eight inches 

 deep, and again in the spring ; then harrowed and furrowed rows 

 three and a half feet apart, in a southerly direction ; hills two and 

 a half feet apart. Spread on ten cords of green manure, from barn 

 cellar, before I plowed in the spring, and put ten cords in the hill, 

 from hog yard, where I put muck, horse manure, &c. Planted the 

 15th of May, with a corn planter, hoed twice and cultivated twice ; 

 topped the stalks on two-thirds of it, the other cut up at the roots, 

 the 15th of September. The corn was the soundest and best where 

 the stalks were cut." 



Thomas J. Twycross of Dresden, second premium, for 45 bushels 

 per acre. Mr. T. says : 



"The soil upon which it grew was a light clayey loam, free from 

 stones, and about eighteen inches deep. Had been sown to grass a 

 few years previous. When last cultivated, had been sown to winter 

 wheat and the manure spread on in autumn. The soil fine and 

 friable. I had a good crop of wheat, 25 bushels. When broken 

 up it cut over a ton of hay. The land was plowed about eight 

 inches deep, in October, 1858. Put on four cords of hog manure 

 and two cords of old manure, from the barn yard, the ensuing spring. 



