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WASHINGTON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



This Society held its exhibition at Pembroke, October 29th and 

 30th. There were 55 entries of horses and colts, 40 pairs of oxen 

 and steers, 40 entries of cows and heifers besides other live stock. 



The following items relative to crops are gathered from the 

 statements : 



Wheat. John W. Porter raised 36 bushels of wheat on two 

 acres of sandy land ; Henry Archer 32| bushels wheat on one 

 acre and twenty-five rods. 



Oats. J. W. Porter 41 bushels per acre; H. A. Sprague 33| 

 bushels per acre ; Merrill Sprague 33 bushels. 



Barley. Thomas McCarlie 36 bushels per acre ; G. 0. Lincoln 

 36 bushels per acre. 



Ruta Bagas. Thomas Robinson 280 bushels on one-fourth of an 

 acre. 



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Beans. G. 0. Lincoln 26 bushels per acre; William H. Ayres 

 20' bushels per acre. 



No premiums were ofiered on hay or buckwheat, said to be the 

 most profitable crops grown in that section. 



Amount of premiums offered, $918 ; amount of premiums 

 awarded, 1109. 



WEST WASHINGTON AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Secretary's Report. 



The Exhibition of this Society was held at Jonesboro', Septem- 

 ber 22d and 23d. The weather was favorable, and the attendance 

 larger than at any previous one. 



The produce exhibited would compare favorably as to quality 

 with any shown at previous exhibitions, while in quantity it was 

 below. The season was extremely dry in July and August, but 

 wet and cold in the spring and early summer. Perhaps the in- 

 ducements offered by the Society, in premiums, are not sufficient 

 to prompt individuals to exert themselves to bring out their vege- 

 table productions. 



