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of Middleborough, is entitled to the first premium of eight dol- 

 lars, — he raised 62^ bushels on an acre. 



George W. Wood, of Middleborough, the second premium of 

 six dollars, — he raised fifty-one bushels and twelve quarts on 

 158 rods of land. 



A gratuity of three dollars to Leonard Hill, who raised fifty- 

 one bushels on the acre. 



For the best experiment in raising wheat, Benjamin Hobart, 

 of Abington, is entitled to the first premium of fifteen dollars, — 

 he raised twenty-four and a half bushels on an acre. Mr. Ho- 

 bart may be considered one of the most successful cultivators 

 of the wheat crop in the county, notwithstanding he persists 

 in the doubtful expediency of applying manure directly to the 

 crop. 



Thomas Ames, of West Bridgewater, is entitled to the first 

 premium of eight dollars, for the best experiment in raising 

 barley, — he raised forty-four bushels on an acre and two rods. 



For the best crop of Ruta-baga or Frenc'^ turnips, on one 

 half acre, George Drew, of Halifax, is entitled to the first pre- 

 mium of five dollars, — he raised 199ff bushels, — equal to 799^f 

 bushels on the acre. 



Seth Sprague is entitled to the second premium of three 

 dollars — he raised at the rate of 780 bushels to the acre. 



For the greatest quantity of common turnips, raised on half an 

 acre, Aretas Fobes, of Bridgewater, is entitled to the premium 

 of five dollars, — he raised at the rate of 448f f bushels per acre. 



If we could divest ourselves of an •' overweening fondness 

 for English agriculture," we think the cultivation of turnips as 

 a field crop, for fattening cattle, or for milch cows, would be 

 abandoned in this country, for other root crops, which afford 

 more nutriment and are as easily cultivated ; for it is a fact 

 that cannot be disguised, that the influence of this crop on the 

 soil, is fatal to the corn crop that succeeds it. 



Seth Sprague, of Duxbury, is entitled to the premium of five 

 dollars, for raising 407^^ bushels of beets on a quarter of an 

 acre, equal to 1628ft bushels on the acre, — it is believed this 

 is one of the largest crops of beets ever raised in this country; 

 these, also, were raised on the land formerly occupied by Indian 

 wigwams. 



