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which his predecessors had suffered to remain monumental, that 

 no mistake should be made in finding the lot. Though Mr. 

 Thorndike may have felt himself unsuccessful in his crop of 

 carrots, he is worthy of praise for his perseverance in eradicat- 

 ing from his field a heavy growth of weeds, which for a time 

 threatened to destroy his whole crop of carrots. He labored 

 under great disadvantage in the cultivation of his crop, during 

 the past season, but has opened the way whereby he may 

 attain to a higher degree of eminence in the same calling in 

 time to come. 



In this connection we cannot fail to make favorable mention 

 of a lot of carrots raised by Mr. Wm. A. Wheeler, of Wor- 

 cester. Without any special effort he succeeded in producing 

 as good a crop as is often seen. They, as well as all the other 

 lots of which we have spoken, were of the " orange variety." 



Mr. Wheeler, though in a more lucrative calling, delights in 

 agriculture, and has done much in the way of root raising. 

 His example in that line is well worth following by beginners 

 in the art. 



He is for deep ploughing, that the root may have ample op- 

 portunity to descend into the earth, the top having full scope 

 above it. 



Wm. T. Merrifield, of Worcester, also grew a very hand- 

 some specimen of carrots, on a rather light soil, with gravel 

 subsoil. 



It is gratifying to the committee, and must be to all culti- 

 vators of the soil who take an interest in the improvements of 

 the day, especially in agriculture, to witness such an increase 

 of outlay in the production of feo valuable a crop as that for 

 which this society has offered to award the successful com- 

 petitors. 



Jonathan Warren, of Grafton, Samuel PeiTy, of Worcester, 

 and Harvey Dodge, of Sutton, having returned to the Record- 

 ing Secretary, written statements of facts herewith connected, 

 become the subjects of the remaining part of this report. 



Jonathan Warreyi^s Statement. 



Gentlemen, — This certifies that a piece of land containing 

 one-half acre, measured by Charles C. Wood, produced as 

 follows : — 



