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Studded with stately Oal-is, large, and to all apj)earances very 

 ancient, one of which measures around its trunk at the base 

 twenty-one feet, some of its branches extending thirty-five feet. 

 The land upon which the crops of Mr. Merrill grew (except his 

 Onions) was a worn out pasture three years since, with a light 

 gravelly soil well adapted to the growing of most kinds of roots. 



The crop of Carrots grown on half acre, long orange variety, 

 common barn yard manure was used at the rate of six cords per 

 acre with a yield of twenty-four tons per acre, and a crop of Bruns- 

 wick Cabbages on half acre with three cords common barn yard 

 manure produced twenty-five hundred merchantable heads. Mr. 

 Merrill in making up his statement of cost on several crops would 

 appear to some to use exceedingly small figures, but owing to the 

 character of the soil, and taking advantage of horse power, we 

 are quite aware the labor has been done at the low figures the 

 accompanying statements present. 



The crop of Onions entered by Mr. Merrill growing in a dis- 

 tant field containing five acres, was an excellent crop of seven 

 hundred bushels to the acre, and no doubt the yield would have 

 been exceeded had not the maggot destroyed many of the young 

 plants in the early part of the season. It was grown on land in 

 good condition, and quite well adapted to such a crop. 



The Committee were invited to visit the farm, or farms, of 

 James J. H. Gregory at Marblehead, October i8th. The crops 

 presented for our particular inspection, consisted of Turban 

 Squashes, Red Globe Onions, and Beets four varieties, Pearly 

 Blood Turnip, Simon's Early, Early Dewing, and Egyptian. 

 The crops of Mr. Gregory, and the manner in which they are 

 grown will pay any one interested in agricultural pursuits a long 

 journey to see ; we much regretted that time would not permit of 

 our giving them more than a bird's eye view in the few short 

 hours allotted us ; one would need as many days. We consider- 

 ed ourselves exceedingly fortunate in having Mr. Gregory's val- 



