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when compared with that of other years ; but in this we have been 

 happily disappointed. Indeed, it was remarked by many that this 

 department had never been so well represented as on this occasion. 

 Had we been commissioned to collect together a quantity of vegeta- 

 bles of equal excellence, on such a season as this, we should not 

 have sought for them until we had traversed many degrees of lati- 

 tude, south of 43|. If farmers can raise such mammoth beets, car- 

 rots, &c., in such a summer as this, what might they not do when 

 the season favored their efforts ? 



It may be well to remark to competitors that this committee is 

 entrusted with no discretionary power, and we deem it our duty to 

 confine ourselves strictly to the rules of the society ; so that many 

 articles for which we would gladly award premiums can only receive 

 a passing notice." 



Competition for crops was not large. Among the statements we 

 find that E. B. Randall of Limington, raised 49 bushels oats on 150 

 square rods ; 31 J bushels barley on 135 square rods. 



M. S. Milliken's statement on a premium corn crop, is as follows: 



" In the spring of 1858, I plowed a lot of land 35 rods long and 

 7 wide, making 1 acre and 85 rods of new land and planted to pota- 

 toes, with a very little manure. Then in the spring of 1859 cross 

 plowed and harrowed the same, then carted on 8 cords manure and 

 spread broadcast, then plowed and harrowed again, then furrowed 

 about 3| feet apart, then carted 7J cords more manure on and 

 manured in the hill. The manure was one part horse, one muck, 

 two sawdust from the beach. I planted it to corn and beans, then 

 hoed twice. This fall I harvested 8 bushels and 6 quarts beans, 

 and 161 bushels of sound corn and 8 bushels green corn. 



Dr. Crop of Corn, 6^c. Cr. 



To 3 days plowing and harrowing, 

 3 horses and 3 men 1 day carting 



manure, 

 Weeding and hoeing corn. 

 Harvesting corn, 2 men, 1 horse, 



1 day, 

 Husking corn, . 

 Harvesting beans, 

 Worth of manure $2.50 per cord, 



Sold corn fodder in the field for $10 00 

 8 bushels and 6 quarts of beans, 



iffl.SO per bushel, . . 12 30 



75 bushela corn, $1.12 per bushel, 84 00 



2 cartloads pumpkins, . 4 00 



Net gain, 



$110 30 

 71 75 



$38 65 



