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Su-ine. "White Chesters were shown by 0. 11. McFadden, of 

 Embden, and Wm. Doran, of Solon. 



Sheep. Jotham S. Goodrich, of Bingham, first and second pre- 

 mium on Spanish Merino buck and ewes. 



John Dinsmore, of Concord, second premium on Spanish Merino 

 bucks. 



Fruit. 



Jotham Whipple, of Solon, showed 15 varieties of apples, and 5 

 of pears — the latter from trees on quince stock. 



Crops. 



Indian Corn. First premium to T. F. Boothbj, Embden. for 

 140 bushels ears on one acre sward land, broken the fall before, and 

 manured in the hill. 



Second premium, to J. S. Mclntjre, of Bingham, for 133 bushels 

 of ears on one acre sward land, manured with what was taken from 

 under an old barn which had stood for fifty years — a shovel full to 

 the hill, with a little plaster and leached ashes. 



Wheat. First premium to Corydon Felker, of Concord, for crop 

 of 32 bushels per acre — Canada club wheat ; land in corn the year 

 previous : soil, a rocky loam. 



Second premium, to Josiah French, Jr., Solon, for 24 bushels red 

 bearded wheat on one acre — land in corn last year, and lightly ma- 

 nured; GO lbs per bushel, seed 1^ bushels. 



Barley. First premium to Jotham Whipple, Solon, 42^ bushels 

 per acre of 53 lbs. per bushel— 4469 lbs. on two acres; land in corn 

 last year. 



Second premium, to Ileman Whipple, for 137 bushels of 52 lbs. 

 on three acres. 



Third do., to Eastman Ilathorn, for 35 bushels per acre; also, to 

 the same, first premium on oats and peas, 49 bushels to the acre. 



Potalo'JS. First premium to T. F. Boothby, of Embden, for 465 

 bushels on one acre — land broken last fall ; 7 cords manure applied, 

 and 5 cords put in the hills. 



