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very neat patterns, one of them resembling those above men- 

 tioned, except that no thermometer is attached. The "dash" to 

 these churns, the committee deemed superior to that of Ruggles 

 &Co. 



C. Hovey & Co., entered five " patent Spiral Straw-cutters." 

 The committee are convinced, that the method of construction 

 is much superior to any other within their knowledge, in the 

 facility of their operation, and the ease with which their work 

 can be performed. 



A lot of ploughs from the manufactory of Mr. Martin, in Sut- 

 ton, and one of Duncan's iron-teeth horse-rakes, all of good pat- 

 terns and workmanship, were exhibited, and examined by the 

 committee. 



C. G. STEVENS, Chairman. 



Root Crops 



The committee were duly notified by the recording secretary, 

 that William S. Lincoln, of Worcester, and Harvey Dodge, of Sut- 

 ton, had each entered one fourth of an acre of carrots; Willard 

 Earle, of Worcester, had made two entries, of one fourth of an 

 acre each, of carrots ; Wm. A. Wheeler, of Worcester, had entered 

 one acre of carrots, and Payson H. Perrin, of Westborough, had 

 entered one half of an acre of carrots ; that William R. Hooper, 

 of Worcester, had entered one acre of potatoes ; that Harvey 

 Dodge, of Sutton, had made entry of one fourth of an acre of 

 ruta bagas. The committee visited each of the several fields 

 above mentioned, of carrots and ruta bagas, that they might be 

 aided in their judgment by an inspection of the crops in a grow- 

 ing state. 



They first visited the land of Mr. Perrin. It was evident that 

 the crop would not be so large as had in former years received 

 the premium of the society. The tops of many of the carrots 

 were unusually large, as if going to seed, and the bottoms quite 

 small. From thence we proceeded to the field of Mr. Dodge, 

 in Sutton. His crop looked well, and the roots of good size ; the 



