24 LINCOLN COUNTY SOCIETY. 



Mr. James Benner of Jefferson, was awarded the second premium 

 for one half acre — raising sixteen bushels ; using one bushel seed. 

 Ground had been cultivated in usual way for two years. 



Edward F. Levenseller of Waldoboro', raised on one aiid five- 

 sixteenths acres thirty-one bushels wheat. The ground on which 

 this was grown had been up three years and cultivated the usual 

 way by cropping with potatoes and corn. He was awarded a 

 gratuity of three dollars. 



• Thomas J. Simmons of Waldoboro', had a very fine specimen 

 and a good crop. 



For the best bushel of wheat the first premium was awarded to 

 Daniel Hopkins, Esq., of Newcastle. Mr. H. raised on one acre 

 and four square rods, twenty-seven bushels, averaging sixty-six 

 pounds to the bushel ; raised on a granite soil ; seed of the variety 

 known as Java ; sowed the 20th day of April, harvested on the 

 26th day of August. Mr. H. makes the same statement that Mr. 

 Linscott does in regard to the harvesting, that it should have been 

 cut one week earlier. 



The best and largest crop of wheat in proportion to the amount 

 of land and seed sown in this vicinity, but not presented for pre- 

 mium, was raised by Capt. Benjamin Robei-ts of Waldoboro', on 

 thirty-three and one fourth square rods of land ; a gravelly loam, 

 broken up in the spring of 1868, planted with potatoes, well ma- 

 nured in the hill, also by spreading broadcast. Sowed fourteen 

 quarts of Russian wheat on the 8th day of June, and harvested on 

 the 6th day of September ten and one half bushels. The piece of 

 land on which this was raised was part of an old field which was 

 completely run out, and had not in all probability been plowed for 

 thirty years. 



The action of the Board of Agriculture in making it incumbent 

 on the county societies to offer larger premiums for the cultivation 

 of wheat, must result in great good, and must save the State more 

 money the present year than the cost of the Board for some years 

 to come. It will give additional impetus to others to try if not 

 for the premiums, at least to raise their own bread and thereby 

 save their money at home. If Maine can raise her own bread, and 

 there is no reason to doubt it, but everything to insure success, at 

 least from the experiment of the past two years, it will be a saving 

 to the State of more money than one can liardly realize. 



The show of root crops was large and of fine quality, the largest 

 display in this department for quite a number of years. J. P. 



