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ton raaiket, and wherever known, for 50 to 100 per cent, above 

 other butter made under equal circumstances. Sold this summer 

 in Boston for 30 cents, when other lots sent by the same person, and 

 sold by the same person, sold for ]2i to 25 cents. 



I never knew a Jersey cow to produce less than a pound of but- 

 ter a day, in good feed, for two or three months after calving ; and 

 some accounts claim 20 pounds a week. I can only answer to 10 

 pounds, from my own knowledge."' 



Chops. 



First premium on wheat, to Hugh Porter, of Pembroke, for 19 

 bushels on one acre. 



First premium on oats, to Aaron Frost, Perry, 65 bushels on one 

 acre. 



Second on oats, to Henry Stickney, Perry, for 64 bushels. 

 To Wm. D. Dana, for 11^ bushels beans on five-eighths acre. 

 " Hugh Porter, Pembroke, for 285 bushels potatoes on one acre. 

 " Aaron Frost, for 11G| bushels on one-half acre. 

 " Wm. D. Dana, for 167 bushels carrots on five-sixteenths acre. 



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" To the same, for 125 bushels golden field beets on one-fourth 

 acre. 



To Lucas AV. Gardiner, of Pembroke, for 300 bushels ruta bagas 

 on 65 square rods. 



As remarked by the Secretary, few crops competed for premiums. 

 and few of these would have been considered more than ordinary, 

 except for the severe drought. 



