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especially in cutting corn stalks, and some of your committee 

 intend making trial of this cutter the coming winter, on their 

 own farms. 



For the committee, 



Richard P. Waters. 



Root Crops. 



The committee report, that there were statements sent them 

 of two crops of onions, one crop of carrots, and one of pota- 

 toes ; and they have awarded the premiums as follows : 



To Andrew Nichols, of Danvers, for his crop of onions, 



raised in Middleton, the premium of . . . ^6 00 



To John L. Hubbard, of Byfield, for his crop of onions, 



a gratuity of . . . . . . 4 00 



To R. P. Waters, of Beverly, for his carrots, the pre- 

 mium of . . . . . . 6 00 



To Charles French, of Andover, for his potatoes, the 

 premium, of . . . . . . 6 00 



The statements were not received until November 16th, at 

 which time all the crops were harvested, except the carrot crop 

 of Mr. Waters, so that your committee did not have the 

 pleasure of viewing them in the field ; but as the statements 

 are so particular and so well vouched, they had no misgivings 

 about making the awards. 



The statement of Mr. French, — concise, but to the point, — 

 your committee commend to the serious attention of all read- 

 ers, living in the neighborhood of worthless land. He has not 

 only received a fair income from his ground the first year, but 

 his land is now in fine order for any other crop he may wish 

 to put upon it. 



The committee have, perhaps, rather exceeded their authority 

 in awarding a gratuity to Mr. Hubbard, but they thought his 

 experiment a very satisfactory one, and such an one as they 

 did not consider advisable to let pass without "material aid" 

 from the society. 



For the committee, 



J. KiTT HEDGE. 



