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EOOT CEOPS. 



The first crop viewed by the Committee, was a piece of 

 Summer English Turnips, entered by Hiram A. Stiles, of 

 Middleton. We found the crop suffering badly from the ex- 

 treme dry weather, and being a vegetable that needs con- 

 siderable amount of moisture to grow well, and to be of good 

 quality, it seemed that unless rain came soon, the crop must 

 be nearly a failure. 



By the statement submitted by Mr. Stiles, the crop does 

 not appear to have been near an average of what he has usu- 

 ally raised. But considering that hardly any crop is up to 

 an average this year, and as Mr. Stiles has given us an excel- 

 lent description of his method of raising the Summer Tur- 

 nip, a crop usually very difficult to raise early in the season, 

 the Committee award him the premium of $10. 



The Committee nexf visited the Onion crop of Ira F. 

 Burnham, of Essex. Mr. Burnham's onions were on the 

 same piece of land on which he was awarded the premium on 

 Onions last year. 



The dry weather had lessened the crop considerably, as 

 the onions were of rather small size, but very handsome and 

 well ripened. By the statement of Mr. Burnham, his crop 

 appears to be a very fair one, and if he had a suitable sea- 

 son, it doubtless would have been a very large one, as the 

 onions were very even all over the piece. 



The Onion crop of Daniel Carleton, of North Andover, 

 was the next entered. 



The Chairman of the Committee not being able to visit Mr. 

 Carleton's, it was viewed by other members of the Commit- 

 tee, who found the piece looking finely. The onions were of 

 good size, and apparently would produce a large crop. 



By the statement of Mr. Carleton, the amount was some- 

 what lessened by the ravages of the maggot on some parts of 

 the piece ; but, on the whole, it was a very satisfactorj^ yield. 

 It appears, by the statement, that he manured a part of the 



