18 MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURE. 



sepli How, of Methuen, in 1837 ; Christopher How, of Methuen, 

 ill 1845 ; Laaverett Bradley, of Methuen, in 1849 ; J. F. Wink- 

 lej, of Amesbury, in 1850 ; W. P. Porter, of Bradford, in 

 1851 ; Samuel Raymond, of Andover, in 1858 ; Geo. B. Loring, 

 of Salem, in 1862 ; and Richard Webster, of Haverhill, in 1867. 

 There are many others which have received second premiums 

 and honorable mention, and among them will occur to you the 

 farms of Daniel P. King, of Dan vers, Isaac Osgood, of Andover, 

 William Thurlow, of West Newbury, Joseph Kittredge, of An- 

 dover, and E. Hersey Derby, of Salem. I trust the chronicler 

 of the next half century will have a longer list to record than 

 I have found in the past. 



Turn now with me to the exhibitions. The first of these 

 meetings was held at Topsfield, October 5, 1820. The amount 

 of money offered for premiums was $182. There were four 

 classes : 1st. Working oxen and neat live stock. 2d. Fat 

 oxen and swine. 3d. Indian corn and potatoes. 4tli. On ma- 

 nures. The first yoke of oxen which had the honor of taking 

 the first premium in the county belonged to Samuel Wheeler, 

 of Newburyport. The first prize bull belonged to Asa Andrews, 

 of Ipswich, and he received the premium as a " dark brindle 

 bull." 



The first cow taking a first premium in the county belonged 

 to Jacob B. Winchester, of Salem. The best bull-calf of that 

 day was owned by Jonathan Berry, of Middleton ; the best 

 heifer-calf by Simon Smith, of Saugus. There were no fat 

 oxen on exhibition. 



The best boar of the day belonged to George Adams, of New- 

 bury ; the best sow to Elias Putnam, of Danvers ; and the best 

 litter of pigs to Elias Putnam. 



Tristram Little, of Newbury, took the first premium on a corn 

 crop, having raised 103| bushels on one acre of ground ; and 

 John Dwinell, of Salem, took the first premium on potatoes, 

 having raised 398 J bushels to the acre. 



Two communications on manures were received — one from 

 Benjamin T. Reed, of Marblehead, and one from Asa Andrews, 

 which were published with the " thanks " of the trustees. 



Joshua Lovett, of Beverly, received the first premium on the 

 dairy, having made 502 pounds of butter and 750 pounds of 

 cheese from five cows, between the first day of May and the last 



