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piece with a compost, composed of meadow muck, cattle, 

 horse, and hog manure, and the remainder with Cumberland 

 Superphosphate alone. 



The yield was the largest on the part manured with the 

 compost. In the extreme dry weather of the past season, 

 the compost would naturally be better adapted to the crop 

 than the Superphosphate. Most of the concentrated manures 

 need a larger amount of moisture than barn manure or com- 

 post, to show as good results. 



We think the experience of most farmers and gardeners to 

 be, that unless the season is rather wet, they cannot be used 

 to good advantage. We were well pleased to see that Messrs. 

 Stiles and Carleton both had used various kinds of manures, 

 to find out by actual experiment, if possible, what one was 

 best adapted to their respective crops. It is only by such 

 experiments we can decide the comparative value of any new 

 manure that may be ofiered for sale. 



The Committee award to Mr. Carleton for his crop of Dan- 

 vers Onions, the premium of |10. 



We next visited Hayden A. Merrill, of North Beverly, 

 who entered a piece of Marrow Squashes, also a piece of 

 Fottler's Improved Brunswick Cabbage. 



The Squashes were handsome and of very uniform size, 

 and of that variety commonly known as the Boston Marrow. 



Mr. Merrill's statement of the amount of crop, and cost of 

 producing the same, is annexed, and 'the Committee award 

 him the premium of $10. 



The piece of Cabbages we found to be very handsome, 

 most of the heads being large and solid. The piece was un- 

 broken, Mr. Merrill not having cut any for market at that 

 time. The Committee were unanimous in the opinion that a 

 better lot of cabbages are seldom seen. By the statement of 

 Mr. Merrill, it appears he used quite a number of kinds of 

 manures, mixed with meadow muck, as a compost, putting it 

 in the hill. 



