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decision on other grounds, which I have stated, doubted wheth- 

 er they could award the same premium to the same person a 

 second time for the same experiment and be complying with 

 the Society's rules. 



Your Committee were unanimous in coming to their dQcis- 

 ion, and the duty of explaining their reasons was left to the 

 Chairman, who has endeavored to comply with their intention. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Francis H. Appleton, Chairman. 



GRAIN CROPS. 



The Committee on Grain Crops report two entries for pre- 

 mium ; one for Barley, by W. W. Perkins of Newbury, and 

 one for Indian Corn by A. P. Noyes of Middleton. Both crops 

 were visited by two of the Committee, and the statement of 

 Mr. Perkins, giving the required facts of cultivation is pre- 

 sented. 



We recommend the premium on Barley, $10, be paid to Mr. 

 Perkins. 



Nathaniel Peters, Charles R. Anderson — Committee. 



Statement of W. W. Perkins. 

 To the Committee 07i Grain Crops : — 



Gentlemen : The crop of Barley that I enter for premium 

 was raised on 180 rods of land and measured by Edwin P. 

 Noyes. The land was ploughed in the Fall of 1877, eight 

 inches deep. It had been in grass for many years previous, 

 until it produced little but white weed ; the land is clay 

 loam quite low ; last year it was planted with cabbages, corn 

 and squashes, manured with stable and barn-yard manure, 

 about 9 cords to the lot. The crop of corn was very good, 

 should say about 60 bushels to the acre ; squashes at the 

 rate of 10 tons to the acre ; the cabbages were an entire fail- 

 ure. The present year the ground was manured with 5 cords 



