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SYNOPSIS OF MR. COWLES' STATEMENT. 



Mr. Cowles says the lot of honey presented by him was 

 gathered from white clover blossoms in the months of 

 June and July. From some of his old hives he has taken 

 forty pounds of honey yearly, leaving enough for the bees 

 to winter on. In twenty-four years' experience, he has 

 tried twenty different kinds of hives, and prefers among 

 them, "Phelps' patent hive." 

 Respectfully submitted. 



DAVID RICE, Chairman. 



GRAINS, VEGETABLES, AND ROOTS. 



Before entering upon the details of our examination, we 

 wish to say a word touching the labors required of us. 

 We regard them as quite too extensive for the time al- 

 lotted us. If we recollect right, our judgment was called 

 for on some four or five entries of timothy seed ; nearly as 

 many of clover, and perhaps as many more of wheat, rye, 

 oats, barley, buckwheat, Indian and broom corn; besides 

 some thirty or forty entries of garden vegetables, roots, 

 &c. And all this in the space of an hour or two. The 

 time is quite too short and we take this occasion to say, 

 that if there are those who think themselves slighted in 

 our very cursory examinations they must attribute it to no 

 unworthy motive, but simply to the fact that we were 

 obliged to do in an hour, that which might well have kept 

 us occupied for half a day. We suggest with all deference 

 that henceforth the work of this Committee be divided, 

 giving to one, grains and seeds, and to the other, roots 

 and garden vegetables. 



Our attention was first directed to the exhibitions of 

 timothy and clover seeds. The samples of these were not 

 numerous, but this was partly compensated for by the fine 

 quality of those presented. We believe the Society that 

 endeavors by the offer of premiums to get farmers into 



