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Cape, producing at the rate of two or three hundred bushels to 

 the acre, and returning to their proprietors handsome profits ; 

 but this is unnecessary, as the fertility of the Cape Cod cranberry 

 yards is known in all parts of the civilized world. In conclud- 

 ing this article, may we be permitted to express a hope that the 

 subject upon which we have been treating will meet with ear- 

 nest attention from the cultivators of the soil on Cape Cod. 



FARM IMPLEMENTS. 



MASSACHUSETTS. 



Report of the Committee on Moiving Machines. 



The undersigned, being a committee appointed by the Society 

 to take charge of the subject of a premium of six hundred dol- 

 lars, offered by the Society " to the possessor of the mowing 

 machine which shall cut, during the present season, with the 

 greatest economy and to the best advantage, not less than fifty 

 acres of grass within the State, the machine to be worked by 

 horse or ox-power," beg leave to report : — 



Immediately upon their appointment, they issued a printed 

 circular, offering the premium with the condition attached to it 

 by the Trustees. They likewise invited the County Agricul- 

 tural Societies to assist them in their duties by observing the 

 work performed ])y the competitors within their districts. They 

 also prepared a blank form of return, which was sent to each 

 competitor, with a view of obtaining a uniform return upon all 

 the points deemed to be necessary in making up their award, 

 and also such information as might prove useful hereafter, both 

 to farmers and to the manufacturers of machines ; copies of 

 each of these documents are herewith appended. 



Forty entries were made for competition within the time 

 limited by the trustees ; of these, but sixteen complied with the 

 conditions by making a return of their work before the tenth 

 of September. Of these, Mr. Lyman desired not to be consid- 

 ered a competitor, making his return only for the purpose of 



