340 BRISTOL SOCIETY. 



Grain Crops. 



The entries for premiums were three ; one for corn, one for 

 rye, and one for beans. The committee regret that our farmers 

 are so remiss, from year to year, in not furnishing statements 

 of the results of their crops. We believe that many of the 

 farmers in this county, could present statements, especially of 

 the cultivation of corn, that would not only set an example for 

 others to follow, but would be highly beneficial to the agricul- 

 turist generally, by specifying the mode of cultivation, the 

 kind of corn raised, the time of harvest, and the quantity ob- 

 tained per acre, with other facts respecting the crop. 



The committee are led to inquire into the cause of this re- 

 missness. Is it not owing, frequently, to the inexcusable neg- 

 lect of farmers, in letting the time go by, by not commencing 

 in season to take the required account of their crops, and to 

 furnish the proper certificates, to be presented with their claim 

 for premiums ? The committee cannot refrain from referring 

 to a case in point, which came under their own observation. A 

 young farmer commenced, early last season, to prepare his 

 ground for a crop of corn, with a full determination of obtain- 

 ing the first premium. He labored long and hard, through the 

 whole season, and obtained a crop worthy of notice in our an- 

 nual transactions ; but he could never find time to make out 

 the requisite papers, to be presented for a premium. The com- 

 mittee allude to this case, as they believe that many of our 

 farmers, who have raised large crops, have been left in the same 

 dilemma. They have awarded 



To Horatio Leonard, of Raynham, for the best crop of 



Indian corn, . . . . . |10 00 



To Simeon Green, of Mansfield, for the best crop of 



beans, . . . . . . 6 00 



To Cassander Williams, of Taunton, for his crop of 



rye, a gratuity of . . . . . 2 00 



Mr. Williams did not produce proper certificates ; the com- 



