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land was free from weeds, and the ground had the appearance 

 of having been well cultivated ; but the produce of that part 

 appropriated to rata bagas, promised a lighter harvest than had 

 heretofore been witnessed by a part of the committee from the 

 same field. 



They then proceeded to view the land of Willard Earle. He 

 had entered two lots ; one of them, however, was less than one 

 fourth of an acre, and, what was more to be regretted, the prod- 

 uce was still more deficient. The other lot did not promise a 

 large yield; the crop would doubtless have been larger, had the 

 roots been fewer in number. From thence, the committee went 

 to Mr. Lincoln's field, on which was only an ordinary crop. It 

 had suffered from the want of being properly thinned, and the 

 land, being a light gravelly soil, had not been sufficiently ma- 

 nured. The committee were informed by Mr. Lincoln, that he 

 had been disappointed in the growth of his roots, and wished to 

 withdraw his claim. 



From thence the committee went to the farm of Mr. Wheeler. 

 They found the crop of carrots occupying the same field on 

 which carrots had been grown for four previous years. Some 

 parts of the field were more productive than others. The 

 committee were of opinion that, from the acre, one fourth of an 

 acre might be selected, in one lot, which would yield more car- 

 rots than either lot belonging to any of the competitors which 

 they had seen, except that of Mr. Dodge. The land was a 

 light gravel soil, and the crop was larger than could have been 

 expected on such land without very good cultivation. 



The rules of the society provide that, " a written statement, 

 giving all the information in relation to such claims, required 

 by the society as above, must be filed with the recording secre- 

 tary, before the 10th day of November next." On the 9th day 

 of November, Mr. Earle presented his statement; on the 15th, 

 the statement of Mr. Dodge was received, and on the 20th, that 

 of Mr. Perrin. From Mr. Wheeler, no statement has been re- 

 ceived. 



Of those which were laid before the committee, that 

 from Mr. Dodge was the most satisfactory, not only on account 

 of the amount of his crop, but as to the manner the statement 



