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Crops. 

 Wheat. First premium to William Grinnell of Exeter, 15 bush- 

 els per acre. 



Lidiati Com. First premium to T. H. Norcross of West 

 Charleston, for 138 bushels shelled corn on 1| acres — 110 bushels 

 per acre. 



Second, to J. C. Clements of Kenduskeag, for 178 bushels ears on 

 one acre and 60 rods. 



Third, to Matthew Ritchie, for 131 bushels ears on one acre. 



Fourth, to William Grinnell, for 120 bushels. 



Barley. First premium to Hall Bagley of Charleston, for 82| 

 bushels on one acre and 50 rods — 62 bushels per acre — land in corn 

 last year. 



Second, to J. 0. Tilton of Kenduskeag, for 85 bushels on one 

 acre and 115 rods — 49| bushels per acre — land in corn for three 

 successive years previously. 



First premium on half an acre, to T. H. Norcross, for 32 bushels 

 and 13 quarts. 



Second, to J. C. Clements, for 25| bushels. 



Oa(s. First premium to George W. Worster, for 74 bushels per 

 acre — 36 pounds per bushel — land in corn last year. 



Second, to W. L. F. Walker of Exeter, for 72^ bushels on one 

 acre — land in oats last year — spread three cords manure and plowed 

 8 inches deep — 6 bushels seed sown. 



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Oats and Peas. First premium to Asa Shaw, for 43| bushels 

 on one acre. 



Second, to J. C. Clements, for 43 bushels on one acre — clayey 

 loam — in grass for several years — broken up in August, 1858 — no 

 manure applied. 



Potatoes. First premium to T. H. Norcross, for 3571 bushels 

 on one acre. 



Second, to E. F. Crane of Kenduskeag, for 320 bushels on one 

 acre. 



Third, to Matthew Ritchie, for 283 bushels. 



Fourth, to William Grinnell, for 2371 bushels. 



