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of plants." Knowing that this subject had been examined by 

 Levi Bartlett, of Warner, N. H., and deeming it one of im- 

 portance in farm management, we addressed a letter to him 

 requesting his views and experience respecting it, and we 

 annex his reply, as a highly instructive document. 



The committee have to reiterate the old complaint, that so 

 few of our farmers have been willing to come forward as com- 

 petitors for the liberal premiums offered by this society for 

 farm management. They have been led to examine the 

 Transactions, from the origin of the society, to see what sums 

 have been awarded for these premiums, and to whom and in 

 what years they have been awarded ; and in the belief that 

 some useful suggestions may be .derived from the review, they 

 herewith give the results of their examinations : 



1821. Isaac Dodge, Hamilton, gratuity, . . $10 00 



1822. William Bartlett, Methuen, first premium, . 30 00 

 " James Putnam, Danvers, second " . 20 00 



1824. " " " first " . 30 00 



" Indian Hill Farm, W. Newbury, second do., . 25 00 



1826. Moses Newell, W. Newbury, first do., . . 35 00 



" Ira P. Perley, Newbury, second do., . . 30 00 



" David Gray, Andover, third do., . . .25 00 



« Nath'l Pearson, W. Newbury, fourth do., . 20 00 



" Benj. T. Reed, Marblehead, fifth do., . . 15 00 



" Isaac Patch, Hamilton, sixth do., . . 10 00 



1828. Jacob Osgood, Andover, first do., . .35 00 

 " William Thurlow, W. Newbury, second do., . 30 00 

 " David Gray, Andover, third do., . . 25 00 

 " Daniel Putnam, Danvers, fourth do., . . 20 00 

 " James Pecker, Amesbury, fifth do., . . 15 00 



1829. Daniel Putnam, Danvers, third do., . . 24 00 

 " Amos Gould, Ipswich, fourth do., . . 21 00 

 « Moses Little, W. Newbury, fifth do., . . 18 00 

 " John Adams, Andover, sixth do., . . 15 00 

 " James Stevens, Andover, gratuity, . . 12 00 



1830. Erastus Ware, Salem, first premium, . . 30 00 

 " John Adams, Andover, fifth do., . . 18 00 



1831. Jesse Curtis, Marblehead, first do., . . 26 50 



