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port the present fall about four thousand bushels. There were 

 some very fine specimens of corn on exhibition, but no crop 

 worthy of special notice, as none came up to average crops of 

 former years ; it sufiered severely and is very light in this locality 

 in consequence of being late in getting in the seed, and from the 

 dry cold summer ; it also sufiered very much from the heavy gales 

 of September. 



The samples of wheat were all e?;cellent, and the crops will 

 compare favorably with crops grown in the West or those raised 

 by our fathers on the new forest lands in the days of yore. Chas. 

 C. Linscott of Jefferson, received the first premium of fifteen dol- 

 lars for best two acres. I learn from Mr. L.'s statement that he 

 raised on two acres and twenty-three square rods of land, seventy- 

 five bushels ; sowed three bushels and three pecks of seed of the 

 variety known in this vicinity as Java wheat on the 5th day of 

 May, and harvested on the 26th day of August. About two-thirds 

 of the piece was gravelly, the balance a clay loam ; found the 

 stoutest and best wheat on the gravelly soil. He further states 

 that the persons who harvested it for him stated to him if he had 

 cut it one week earlier they thought he would have had ten bush- 

 els more as it was so ripe there was great waste. 



Mr. John S. Ames of Jefferson, was awarded the first premium 

 for best one acre. Mr. Ames states he raised on one acre, thirty- 

 eight and one half bushels ; used two bushels of seed ; sowed it on 

 the 29th day of April and harvested the last week in August. 

 Soil rocky ; cz-opped with corn previous year, which was manured 

 in the hill ; spread broadcast ten loads long manure this spring, 

 and plowed in and well harrowed before sowing wheat. About 

 the time the blade was appearing, mixed six bushels unleached 

 ashes with two bushels plaster and spread on the piece, and thinks 

 it had a good effect on the crop. 



Amos M. Lash of Waldoboro', was awarded the second premium 

 on one acre. From Mr. L.'s statement I learn he raised on one 

 acre, thirty-eight and one half bushels Java wheat ; sowed two 

 bushels of seed on the 12th day of May, harvested on the 2Ist day 

 of August. The larger part of the land on which it was raised 

 was a gravelly soil, the rest of it a clay loam. It was heaviest 

 strawed on the gravelly soil. 



Mr. John Lash of Waldoboro', was awarded the first premium 

 for best one half acre. The statement was lost or mislaid. 



