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and twenty-five rods of land, being sixty-six and three-tenths 

 bushels to the acre ; a very good crop, but a less quantity than 

 would entitle him to the society's premium, if more than one 

 were offered. 



There was also a crop of barley entered by Isaac Smith, of 

 Beverly, of sixty bushels, raised on one acre and forty-eight 

 and a half rods of land, being over forty-six bushels to the acre. 

 Mr. Smith's statement not coming up to the requirements of 

 the society, to entitle him to a premium, the committee, con- 

 sidering his extra crop, recommend that a gratuity of $4 be 

 given him. His crop of oats, which he raised on only one 

 hundred and seven rods of land, although an extra crop, being 

 about sixty bushels to the acre, does not entitle him to a pre- 

 mium, as no premiums are offered for grain crops raised on 

 any less quantity of land than one acre. 



For the committee, 



Andrew Dodge. 



Christopher Hoiv^s Statement. 



I offer for premium, forty bushels of wheat, obtained from 

 one acre and eighty-three rods of land. It is the white flint 

 winter wheat. The land on which it was raised, is a gravelly 

 loam, and has been mowed four years. It was turned over in 

 September, 1851, and thirty loads to the acre of compost ma- 

 nure applied, about thirty-five bushels to the load. It was 

 sown in September, harrowed and rolled. 



Christopher How. 



Methuen, Nov. 8, 1852. 



This certifies that I surveyed a piece of land for Christopher 

 How, on which he raised wheat the present year, and it con- 

 tained one acre and eighty-three rods. 



Joseph S. How, Surveyor. 



Methuen, Nov. 6, 1852. 



Adino Page'*s Statement. 



I offer for premium a crop of winter rye, grown on the town 

 farm in Danvers. The field on which the rye grew, contains 

 four and one-half acres. The soil is light and gravelly. On 



