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quality. Mr. J. P. Leslie raised 100 bushels, and Mr. Samuel 

 Clark 500 bushels of oats. 



Wheat suffered neither from rust or midge, and yielded well. 

 Francis Weeks raised 2*7 1 bushels Scotch Fife Wheat on one acre ; 

 J. S. Hall 42 bushels on Ij acre; Jotham Flanders 42 bushels on 

 1 acre 10 rods ; J. S. Whitney 62 bushels on 2| acres ; A, H. 

 Rowe and Wm. Leslie 20 bushels per acre each. The full amount 

 of premiums offered — i. e., one-quarter of the State bounty — was 

 awarded. 



Indian corn was unusually successful. Jesse Craig of Island 

 Falls, raised 19 bushels of ears, 8J bushels of beans, and a cart- 

 load of pumpkins on 1 acre. The land was a clover sod, plowed 

 and planted with young fruit trees and potatoes three years ago ; 

 part of it in potatoes the next year. 



Potatoes juelded well. John P. Leslie raised 100 bushels of 

 Oronos on about two acres ; Samuel Clark raised 500 bushels Jack- 

 sons on two acres. With railroad facilities for marketing, this 

 would be a very profitable crop for this section. Without includ- 

 ing the deterioration of the soil, which is probably more than is 

 generally supposed, the expense of raising potatoes here is not 

 more than 10 to 12 cents per bushel, and they can be profitably 

 fed to swine, cattle or horses. 



An important question frequently asked is, "Does farming 

 pay?" One farmer in town sold 1400 lbs. of pork ; another from 

 100 sheep sold lambs and wool, $500 worth. From our farm was 

 sold 900 lbs. butter for |315, cash. We can live comfortably as 

 it is, but a railroad into this country would be a wonderful help. 



Luther Eogees, Sec7'eiary. 



