166 WORCESTER SOCIETY. 



It is no part of the duty of this committee to pass an eulogy 

 on tho departed President of the Worcester Agricultural So- 

 ciety, yet worth should always be appreciated, and the proper 

 reward should never be withheld from merit. Ever vigilant, 

 his energies, for a series of years, had been commendably ex- 

 erted in behalf of the interests of the society whose servants 

 we are. His mind was always open to the promotion of the 

 interests of agriculture. The deep feeling he manifested on 

 the subject, rendered him eminently qualified for the stations 

 he so honorably and respectably filled. 



The Recording Secretary furnished the committee with the 

 following list of entries of root crops : 



By James Estabrooks, one-half acre of carrots on his farm 

 in Boylston. 



By Samuel Perry, one-half acre of carrots on his farm in 

 Worcester. 



By William S. Lincoln, one-half acre of carrots on his farm 

 in Worcester. 



By Jonathan Warren, one-half acre of carrots on his farm in 

 Grafton. 



By James F. Thorndike, one-half acre of carrots on his farm 

 in Grafton. 



By Harvey Dodge, two half acre lots of carrots on his farm 

 in Sutton. 



By Cyrus Kilburn, one acre of potatoes on his farm in Lu- 

 nenburg. 



By James F. Thorndike, two acres of potatoes on his farm 

 in Grafton. 



By Harvey Dodge, one acre of potatoes on his farm in 

 Sutton. 



The severe drought with which this section of the country 

 was visited during the last season, though nof entirely destruc- 

 tive, was very detrimental to the root crop, more especially to 

 the potato, which was in a state of formation during the 

 drought, and the growth of which was principally after the 

 late summer, or early fall rains. By this providence, the crop 

 of potatoes was so much shortened, or for some other reason, 

 the competitors on this crop did not make the necessary returns 

 to the recording secretary, to enable them to come under the 



