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studies his poem. Let him work his farm as enthusiastically as Hux- 

 ley, or any other chemist works his laboratory, (the farm is only a 

 very large laboratory,) let him do this, and do it in this way, and his 

 farm will be one of the gardens of Hesperides ; his farm will be a 

 poem, a picture of art. and at the same time a place of gold. 



KEPOET OF COMMITTEES. 



EARLY SUMMER CROPS. 



Whole number of entries 75. Winter Wheat, 1; Spring Wheat, 5; Jive 

 acres Rye, 9; three acres of Rye, 15; one acre of Rye, 21; three acres of Grass 

 19; five acres of Grass, 5. 



There are four premiums offered on Spring Wheat, and we had 

 five entries, but awarded only three premiums on account of two of 

 the pieces containing too much barley, in our opinion, to be entitled 

 to a premium, although one of them, aside from the barley, was the 

 best we saw. 



There are five premiums offered on five acre pieces of Rye and 

 five acre pieces of Cultivated Grass, but in neither case have we 

 awarded all the premiums offered, as, in our opinion, the pieces 

 omitted in our awards, both of five acres of Rye and five acres of 

 Grass, were not worthy of a premium. 



We fully agree with your committee of last year that the en- 

 couragement given by this Society to the raising of Wheat is of very 

 doubtful propriety, as with very exceptional cases it does not result 

 in any profit to the farmer, in dollars and cents, or to better success 

 m seeding than he may have after other graios, and we would recom- 

 mend this Society to discontinue the offering of any premium for 

 Winter or Spring Wheat. 



Best acre Winter Wheat, Joseph Frein. Great Barrington, $4 



Best acre Spring Wheat, A. E. Benton. New Marlboro, 5 



2d do. , E. P. Tanner, Lee, 4 



3d do., Mrs. E. J. Beebe, Alford, 3 



Best five acres Rye, George H. Kirby, Sheffield, 7 



2d do., Jared Lewis, Great Barrington,, 6 



3d do., Nelson Hadsell, Sheffield. 5 



Best three acres Rye, E. D. Shears, Sheffield, 7 



2d do., Samuel A. Laprise, Stockbridge, 6 



3d do., Lnther Butler, Lenox, 5 



4th do., Frederick Abbey, Great Barrington, 4 



5th do., Dennis Hayes, New Marlboro, 

 Jest acre Rye, 0. F. Stoddard. Alford, 6 



2d do., George H. Kirby, Sheffield, 5 



3d do., W. P. Doyle. New Marlboro, 4 



4th do. , F. A. Palmer, Stockbridge, 3 



5th do., Frederick Abbey, Great Barrington, 2 



6th do., A. J. Freeman, New Marlboro, 1 



7th do., Mrs. 0. E. Clark, Sheffield, 1 



