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MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURE. 



The whole number of competitors who entered for this pre- 

 mium was eleven. Four of these, for various reason, aban- 

 doned the enterprise before harvest, and of the remaining seven, 

 two withdrew their claim before January. 



From each of the seven acres, I harvested two rods in Octo- 

 ber, selecting, as near as we could judge, average rods, or as 

 good as the fields would average. 



This corn I took home with me, spread it separately on 

 high scaffolds in my barn, where it had a good circulation 

 of air through two open windows, and I shelled, weighed and 

 measured it on the first week of January, 1859, with the 

 following results : — 



Table of the Two Rods kept by the Supervisor. 



Weight. 



Oct. 1858. 

 lbs. 



Jan. 1859. 

 lbs. 



Shelled, 

 lbs. 



Shrinkage 

 in lbs. 



Shrinkage 

 per ct. 



Robert Perkins's 2 

 George W. Woods's 

 James Howard's 

 Friend W. Ilowland's 

 Nathan Whitman's 

 Jona. Copeland's 

 Nahum Snell's 



22.2 



25\53 



23 



22.6 



22.4 



20 



23.2 



Table of the Whole Acre, including the Two Rods. 



Calling 56 pounds of shelled corn a bushel, the greatest 

 amount was 102 bushels, by Robert Perkins, of Bridgewatcr, 

 the next greatest by George W. Wood, of Middleborough, 

 81£| bushels, and the third in amount by James Howard, of 



West Bridgewater, 77|j bushels. 



