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INDIAN CORN. 



At the meeting of the Trustees, in November, it was voted 

 to refer to a Special Committee, the whole subject of the 

 premiums offered to the Farmers' Club making the best ex- 

 hibit at the Fair, at Lawrence, with writtln statements of 

 the culture, varieties of corn, and products, that would show 

 what variety is capable of the largest product per acre ; to be 

 submitted to the Committee on or before Nov. 1. The Com- 

 mittee thus appointed have carefully examined all the state- 

 ments that have since been presented from members of the 

 North Andover Farmers' Club, viz. : — Albert Berry, John P. 

 Foster, J. D. W. French, Frederick Symonds, E. G. Green, 

 Charles S. Foster, Charles F Bisbee, and also the report of 

 the Committee of the West Newbury Farmers' Club, which 

 is annexed. 



It is quite apparent to the Committee that the object for 

 which the premium was offered, has been entirely overlooked 

 by the applicants, as in no instance can any one form an 

 opinion from the statements made, what variety of corn will 

 give the greatest yield, as no comparison has been made be- 

 tween the m'ost popular varieties. As the conditions on 

 which the premiums were offered, have not been complied 

 with, nor the information sought obtained, the Committee do 

 not feel authorized to award the premiums. 



Within the last three years the corn crop has been receiv- 

 ing in Essex County more of the attention that its import- 

 ance demands, than for many years previous. It is believed 

 by the Committee that a difference in the quantity of product 

 of from twenty to fifty per cent, may be obtained from the 

 quality and variety of seed planted, thereby making it a very 

 desirable and profitable crop, or one of- disappointing results. 

 Therefore your Committee feel the great importance of ascer- 

 taining by careful experiment, what variety will produce the 

 largest profit, and it is hoped that the premiums offered may 

 induce the necessary care to develop the desired informa- 

 tion. 



