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 CORN CROP. 



Your Committee on Grain Crops submits the following re- 

 port : 



The applicants for premium were two, — Mr. Oliver P. 

 Killam, of West Boxford, and Mr. M. F. Hill, of New- 

 bury, (Byfield). Your Committee visited and examined the 

 crop of Mr. Killam, Oct. 5th ; found his field, containing 

 about three acres, in stook. From this one (1) acre was set 

 off for premium, and the accompanying statement and certi- 

 ficate give the result. 



We would call particular attention to Mr. Killam's method 

 of cultivating this important and profitable crop. His field 

 being placed in squares enabled him to do his work with the 

 cultivator. His field was level ; no hill around the corn ; free 

 from Aveeds, showing a thoroughness seldom seen among our 

 farmers. We would also call particular attention to the large 

 amount of excellent fodder this acre produces, which experi- 

 ence proves to be nearly equal to English hay. This, with 

 the amount of corn, one hundred and ten (110) bushels to 

 the acre, is well worth the attention of our farmers. We 

 award to Mr. Killam the Society's premium, $10, for the best 

 crop of corn raised on one acre. 



On the 8th of October we visited the field of Mr. M. F. 

 Hill, of Newbury, (Byfield). This field contained one acre 

 of corn. This crop followed a crop of onions for previous 

 year and was in a high state of fertility and favorable for a 

 good crop. We averaged this field and from this we hand 

 the statement of Mr. Hill. 



Committee — Asa Wade, S. B. Swan. 



The Trustees passed the following vote with reference to 

 crop of Mr. Killam : 



Voted, That the Trustees consider that sufficient allowance 

 has not been made for the shrinkage of the corn, thus over- 

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