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Ordway and Day, I examined and again weighed the corn on 

 the day it was shelled, Oct. 29th, and the result j)rores what 

 your Committee expected it would — the corn was dr}^ hard, 

 flinty, and lit to grind. 



The shelled corn raised upon one rod with Stockbridge 

 formula, weighed 36 3-4 lbs., (a shrinkage of 22 3-4 lbs,,) 

 105 bushels per acre. 



The shelled corn raised on one rod with hen manure com- 

 post, weighed 36 lbs., (a shrinkage of 23 lbs.,) 102 6-7 

 bushels per acre, making Mr. Flook's actual croj) nearly 104 

 bushels per acre, instead of 131 bushels, as tested by the 

 standard of 72 lbs. per bushel. It will be seen that the 

 shrinkage from the gross weight when harvested, to the net 

 weight when merchantable, is nearly 40 percent., and we 

 hope our Trustees will hereafter make the standard 90 lbs. 

 per bushel. 



The Committee were unanimous that Mr. Flook's crop was 

 well worthy of the iirst premium. Mr. J. J. H. Gregory's 

 crop was viewed by Mr. Akerman, and the result [see his 

 statement annexed] being so satisfactory, we award him a 

 gratuity of eight dollars. 



When we take into consideration the enormous amount of 

 corn exported in 1876 — 50,910,532 bushels, — nearly seventy 

 per cent, greater than the previous year, — and also the fact 

 that New Hampshire last year raised 2,029,000 bushels of 

 corn, and Massachusetts only 1,150,000, — would it not be 

 well for the ' ' Old Essex Society " to endeavor to increase 

 this all-important crop, by oifering more than one premium 

 for corn ? 



We award to E. P. Eobinson, of Hamilton, for his Rye 

 Crop, the premium of $10. For particulars, see his state- 

 ment annexed. 



Committee — Horace F. LougfelloM^ Hanson Ordway, John 

 Day, Joseph Akerman. 



