ON THE CULTIVATION OF POTATOES. 63 



Having duly considered the several claims, they have awarded 

 as follows, viz. 



To Capt. Richard Jaques of Newbury, the Society's highest 

 premium of seven dollars, for the best conducted experiment, in 

 raising potatoes on land exceeding one half acre. 



To Mr. Samuel Gray of Andover, the highest premium of 

 seven dollars for the best conducted experiment, in raising pota- 

 toes from the seed of the apple, they being of the second year's 

 growth, and in quantity as requu'ed by the rules of the Society. 



To Mr. Silas Follansbee of West Newbury, the second pre- 

 mium of five dollars for the second best experiment in raising 

 potatoes from the seed of the apple, they being of the second 

 year's growth, and in quantity as required by the rules of the 

 Society. 



Your Committee recommend a gratuity of three dollars to Mr. 

 James Locke of Andover, for his experiment in raising potatoes 

 from the seed of the apple, being four and a half bushels from 

 the seed of two balls. The potatoes raised by Mr. Locke were 

 of a very superior quality. 



They also recommend a gratuity of one dollar each, to Asa 

 T. Newhall of Lynnfield, and Moses French of Salisbury, for 

 their specimens of potatoes raised from the seed of the balls. 



David Gray, 'per order. 



Andover, Sept. 29, 1S3L 



There were two specimens of sweet potatoes exhibited, one 

 by Daniel Putnam of Danvers, which were of a superior 

 quality ; the other by Jonathan Bradley of Andover. 



RICHARD JAaUES' STATEMENT. 



TO THE COMMITTEE ON EXPERIMENTS IN ) 

 THE RAISING OF POTATOES. > 



Gentlemen — 



I submit to your consideration the following account 

 of a lot of land planted with potatoes in the season of 1831, the 



