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belonging to Mr. Roper, of Princeton, did not come within the 

 jurisdiction of the committee. 



Respectfully submitted for the committee, 



Jason Gorham, Chairman. 



Cheese. 



The committee on old and new cheese report the following 

 premiums as awarded : — 



First premium on old cheese, to Mr. Asahel Clark, of New 

 Braintree, $5. 



Second to Mr. Lorenzo Converse, New Braintree, %2>. 



First premium on new cheese, to Mr. John Washburn, Barre, 

 p. 



Second to Warner Smith, Barre, $5. 



Third to Samuel S. Woods, New Braintree, $4, 



Fourth to Mr. Job Ranger, New Braintree, $3. 



Fifth to Mr. Lorenzo Converse, New Braintree, |52. 



Sixth to Mr. William Robinson, Jr., Barre, %i. 



Harding P. Woods, Chairman. 



Root Crops. 



The committee on root crops have attended to that duty, 

 and submit the following report : — 



They will not deny that they are somewhat acquainted with 

 roots, but at the same time aver that they have neither been 

 so addicted to rooting as to need the applfcation of the. usual 

 preventative, nor the yoke of the dimensions required by the 

 old statute to prevent their transgressing upon the rights of 

 others, and they do not at present discover the necessity of 

 great exertions to provide for themselves, since they have such 

 an abundance and variety of superior quality brought within 

 their reach. But as they have had neither time nor opportu- 

 nity to prove their qualities by an epicurean test, they have 



