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ESSAYS AND REPORTS. 



The Committee on Essays and Reports award a premium of 

 $10 to Francis H, Appleton, of Peabody, for his essay on the 

 " Cultivation of Indian Corn." 



For Reports, they award the first premium of ilO to John 

 O'Brien, of Bradford, for his report on Pears ; second premi- 

 um of $S to David W, Low, of Gloucester, for his report on 

 Vegetables; and the third premium of $G to J. D. \V. French, 

 of North Andover, for his report on Milch Cows. 



ThQ Committee generally find it difficult to decide upon the 

 merits of Reports, and are not always clear as to the class of 

 premiums to be awarded to a report, the value of which prin- 

 cipally consists of the " statements" of parties other than the 

 one responsible for the report as a whole. Under the assump- 

 tion, however, that the author of the report has, at considera- 

 ble pains, not only solicited the statements rendered, but given 

 general direction to the line of inquiry, they awarded the sec- 

 ond and third premiums as above stated. 



Only one Essay was ofl'ered — that of Mr. Francis H. Apple- 

 ton, of Peabody. It partook more of the nature of a statement 

 and rejjort based upon the writer's own experience, than of a 

 formal essay, and the committee considered that it was entitled 

 to the highest premium the Society allows on Reports, which 

 is equivalent to the second premium for Essays. 



N. A. Hoi-ton, D, E. Safibrd, C. P. Preston — Committee. 



ESSAY ON THE CULTIVATION OP INDIAN CORN. 



BY FRANCIS H. APPLETON. 



Peabody, Nov. 3d, 1879. 

 As I reported last year what had been my experience, after 

 carefully preparing and harvesting my crops of Indian Corn, 

 and as they were favorably received, I now send in a report of 

 the results, cultivating the same crops the past season. 



