72 x.JRXn FRANKLIN SOCIETY. 



Divine Providence has been pleased to smile more bountifully than 

 ever before in rewarding the husbandman for his toil. The very 

 marked interest upon this subject is worthy of more than a passing 

 notice. The Society's influence seems to have been decidedly good, 

 in its efforts to awaken a deeper interest upon this subject. 



In years past, there appears to have been a falling off in the 

 amount of crops generally, in this vicinity, without any good reason. 

 But by bringing the farmers together, year after year, and compar- 

 ing their results, and holding out liberal inducements to compete 

 with each other in the thorough preparation of the soil, and the cul- 

 tivation of different crops, they have been enabled, by the compar- 

 ison of their experience, to obtain as large returns as from the virgin 

 soil. 



Wheat. Premiums awarded to Lewis D. French, of Avon, Enoch 

 Craig, of Freeman, and Samuel Jacobs, of Avon, on 81 1, 29^- and 

 27 bushels per acre. 



Gilbert Voter, 2d, of Madrid, on burnt land wheat, 30 bushels. 

 It is a fact, perhaps worthy of note, that on the two pieces that pro- 

 duced the largest crops, only one and a half bushels of seed were 

 sown to the acre, while on the others, two bushels. 



On half acre, to Samuel Jacobs, of Avon, and T. F. Perkins, 

 Avon, 14|- and 13-| bushels. 



Ili/e. T. F. Perkins, 39 bushels per acre. 



Bark]/. J. P. Cook, of Avon, and Benj. Soule, of Phillips, on 

 half acre, 25 and 24 bushels. 



Oats. Clark Mitchell, and Isaac Ilowlund, Avon, G8 and 67 

 bushels per acre. 



Peas and Oats. E. B. Hunt, Avon, 57 bushels per acre, 40 

 pounds per bushel. 



Corn. J. N. Houghton, Phillips, L. D. French, Avon, C. T. 

 Burnhain, Strong, and Benj. Soule, Phillips, 201, 138, 132i and 

 131 bushels of ears per acre. 



On half acre, J. T. Cook, 79 bushels ears, L. -D. French, 73, and 

 Stephen Manchester, 68, Avon; and Elbridge Dill, 25 bushels 

 shelled corn, Phillips. 



Potatoes. Enoch Craig, Freeman, best acre, 837 bushels. 



■H. M. Butterfield, Phillips, second best, 262 bushels. 



