348 BARNSTABLE SOCIETY. 



Edward Bacoii's Statement. 



I enter, for premium, the growth of hay on one acre of land ; 

 the land being measured, about the first of July last, by one of 

 the executive committee. From this acre, I cut, sold, and 

 weighed, from the 13ih to the 18th of said July, three tons 

 twelve hundred and fifteen pounds of the best quality of Eng- 

 lish hay ; it being well mixed, and about equal parts, of clover, 

 Timothy, and fine-top. About one-half of said acre has been 

 in grass for over twenty-five years ; the other half, for six or 

 seven years. This land is usually mown twice a year, and in 

 the autumn of each year, about ten loads of compost are spread 

 thereon. 



Grapes and Cranberries. 



The committee were gratified at the exhibition of grapes. 

 They believe that the soil of Cape Cod, in well chosen situa- 

 tions, is adapted to the cultivation of this delicious fruit, and it 

 is to be hoped that, in future, we shall see as good specimens 

 as have been presented to-day, and in larger quantities, and by 

 a greater number of contributors. The small lot of Catawba 

 grapes, presented by Edward Hallet, was finely ripened, and 

 was a good illustration of the success with which they can be 

 cultivated on the Cape. The branch of Isabella grapes, pre- 

 sented by Rodney Baxter, exhibited good taste and skill in 

 training, and the fruit was very perfect. It was produced from 



. a vine trained on the side of a building, with a southern expo- 

 sure, and showed that mode of cultivation to be a profitable 

 one. Probably it is the best that can be adopted in this county, 



V except in places sheltered from storms in some other way. By 

 adopting this manner of raising grapes, the walls of barns, 

 sheds, and dwelling-houses, may be easily covered with crops 

 of excellent fruit, at a very small expense, and without occu- 

 pying any land that is useful for any other purpose. Consider- 

 ing the care, labor, and cost, necessary to ensure a crop, perhaps 



