85 west oxford society. 



Town Teams. 



The Committee on Town Teams report three entries in this de- 

 partment, to wit : one from North Frjeburg, one from Denmark, 

 and a team of three years old steers from Hiram. The ox-teams 

 exhibited were made up of beautiful animals, generally well-matched, 

 and many of gigantic size. 



First premium to the team from Denmark, entered by J. W. 

 Davis. Second premium to the team from North Fryeburg, entered 

 by H. D. E. Hutchins. 



Grain. 



The Committee on Grain report entries for premium on crops of 

 wheat, by Benjamin F. Whitcomb of Sweden, Mark F. Witham of 

 Denmark, James Walker of Fryeburg, Nelson Gamage of Sweden, 

 and Washington Colcord of Porter. The same system of cultiva- 

 tion was pursued by all. The land, the previous year, was prepared 

 for corn, and a crop raised in the common way, generally by plow- 

 ing in green manure, and manure in the hill. 



Benjamin F. Whitcomb of Sweden, having raised 29 bushels on 

 one acre, we award him the first premium. He describes it as bald 

 ■wheat, but not having a specimen of the same, we are unable to 

 speak of it as it may deserve, — an omission on his part which should 

 bear unfavorably to his claim ; but as it exceeded the others by a 

 number of bushels, we accept it, with a recommendation that here- 

 after such neglect should be fatal. 



The second premium we award to Mark F. Witham of Denmark, 

 who raised 24| bushels on one acre. The specimen exhibited was 

 a beautiful Avhite wheat, apparently of the Scotch Fyfe variety, clean 

 and plump. 



The third premium we award to James Walker of Fryeburg, for 

 231 bushels raised on one acre, of the Scotch Fyfe variety. The 

 specimen exhibited was good. 



Nelson Gamage of Sweden, having raised a large crop of 80 

 bushels on 4 acres of land, we considered as deserving our particular 

 attention, whether the less amount raised per acre on a larger tract 

 of land should not overbalance more wheat raised per acre on less 



